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El-Kentour

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El-Kentour (الكنتور) is a town and mountain in Algeria. It is located in the Constantine Mountains. El-Kentour is also the site of the El-Ouahch to El-Kentour tunnel, which is part of the National Road 3.

Location

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El-Kentour is situated 3 km south of Aïn Bouziane and 4½ km north of Zighoud Youcef. The topography is mountainous, with the Oued Ensa river flowing to the east. The boundary between Skikda and Constantine Province runs through the village.

History

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In Roman and Vandal times the town was known as Centuriones.

Bishopric

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The town was the seat of an ancient Bishopric[1][2] and was from the 4th to the 6th century a stronghold of Donatism. The Bishopric remains today a titular see of the Catholic Church,[3] and the current bishop is Vasyl Tuchapets. Known bishops include:

Titular bishops
Residing bishops

References

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  1. ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa Christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 136
  2. ^ J. Ferron, v. Centuriensis in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XII, (Paris 1953), coll. 145-146
  3. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p.465
  4. ^ Titular Episcopal See of Centuriones.
  5. ^ Centuriones at catholic-hierarchy.org.
  6. ^ J. Stevenson, W. H. C. Frend, A New Eusebius: Documents Illustrating the History of the Church to AD 337 (Baker Books, 1 Jul. 2013)