Turrisblanda
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Turrisblanda, was a Roman and Byzantine era town in the Roman Empire province of Byzacena in what is today modern Tunisia. Its exact location remains unknown.[1] It was also a capital of an historic diocese of the Roman Empire. The bishopric remains today as a titular See of the Roman Catholic Church.[2][3][4] The current bishop is Jan Szkodoń bishop Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow.
Known Bishops
- Titular See established 1933
- Jan Pietraszko Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow November 23, 1962 March 2, 1988
- Jan Szkodoń Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow May 14, 1988
References
- ↑ R.B. Hitchner Turris Blanda.
- ↑ David M. Cheney, Turrisblanda, at Catholic Heirachy.org.
- ↑ Titular Episcopal See of Turrisblanda at GCatholic.org.
- ↑ Steph. Antonii Morcelli,Africa Christiana: in tres partes tributa (ex officina Bettoniana, 1816). p338
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