N'Gaous

N'Gaous

Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 5°36′38″E / 35.55500°N 5.61056°E / 35.55500; 5.61056Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 5°36′38″E / 35.55500°N 5.61056°E / 35.55500; 5.61056
Country	Algeria
Province	Batna
Elevation	756 m (2,480 ft)
Time zone	West Africa Time (UTC+1)

N'Gaous (Latin: Nicives) is a town in north-eastern Algeria, former Ancient city and bishopric, presently a Latin Catholic titular see.

History

It is the site of the Ancient city of Nicives, one of many in the Late Roman province of Numidia deemed important enough to become a suffragan bishopric, yet destined to fade.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric.

It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank :

Angelo Félix Mugnol (1966.02.07 – 1969.01.15)
Guillermo Escobar Vélez (1969.07.28 – 1971.01.22)
Abel Alonso Núñez, Mercedarians (O. de M.) (1971.07.14 – 1976.03.24), as Auxiliary Bishop of then Territorial Prelature of Bom Jesus do Piauí (Brazil) (1971.07.14 – 1976.03.24), later Bishop of Campo Maior (Brazil) (1976.03.24 – retired 2000.02.02)
Stanley Joseph Ott (1976.05.24 – 1983.01.13)
José Mário Stroeher (1983.03.25 – 1986.08.08)
William Jerome McCormack (1986.12.23 – 2013.11.23)
Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski (2014.02.11 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA)

Sources and External links

GCatholic, with titular incumbent bio link

Batna Province

Capital: Batna

Districts	Aïn Djasser Aïn Touta Arris Barika Batna Bouzina Chemora Djezar El Madher Ichmoul Menaâ Merouana N'Gaous Ouled Si Slimane Ras El Aioun Seggana Seriana T'Kout Tazoult Théniet El Abed Timgad

Communes	Aïn Djasser Aïn Touta Aïn Yagout Amdoukal Arris Barika Batna Ben Foudhala El Hakania Bitam Boulhilat Boumagueur Boumia Bouzina Djerma Djezar Draa Etine El Hassi El Madher Fesdis Foum Toub Ghassira Chemora Gosbat Guigba Hidoussa Ichmoul Inoughissen Kimmel Ksar Bellezma Larbaa Lazrou Lemsane Maafa Menaa Merouana Metkaouak N'Gaous Chir Oued Chaaba Oued El Ma Oued Taga Ouled Ammar Ouled Aouf Ouled Fadel Ouled Sellam Ouled Si Slimane Ouyoun El Assafir Rahbat Ras Ei Aioun Sefiane Seggana Seriana Talkhamt Taxlent Tazoult Teniet El Abed Tighanimine Tigherghar Tilatou Timgad Tkoutt Zanat El Beida

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