Capra (titular see)
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The see of Capra is a titular bishopric
in the Roman Catholic Church. The see is located in Mauretania Caesariensis
(in present-day Béni Mansour and Béni Abbès
, Algeria
).
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
in the Roman Catholic Church. The see is located in Mauretania Caesariensis
Mauretania Caesariensis
Mauretania Caesariensis was a Roman province located in northwestern Africa. It was the easternmost of the North African Roman provinces, mainly in present Algeria, with its capital at Caesarea , now Cherchell.-Historical background:In the first century AD, Roman...
(in present-day Béni Mansour and Béni Abbès
Béni Abbès
Béni Abbès also known as the Pearl of the Saoura also as the White Oasis, is a city located in southwest Algeria in Béchar Province, 250 km far from the capital of the Province and 1 200 km from Algiers....
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
).
List of bishops
- Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. (22 March 1965 – 18 December 1965)
- José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (13 April 1967 – 13 November 1974)
- Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. (19 December 1975 – 26 February 1977)
- Anatole MilandouAnatole MilandouAnatole Milandou is the current archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.-Biography:...
(22 July 1983 – 3 October 1987) - Camillus Archibong Etokudoh (18 January 1988 – 1 September 1989)
- Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. (14 March 1994 – present )
External links
- Capra (titular see) at Catholic-Hierarchy.com
- Titular Episcopal See of Capra at Giga-Catholic Information