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Sinnada in Mauretania

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Sinnada in Mauretania (also Synnada?) was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular see.

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Its location is presumed near Kenada, in modern Algeria.

History

Sinnada was important enoughh in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae's Metropolitan Archbishop, but later faded.

Titular see

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

It has had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) and once of the intermediary (archiepiscopal) rank :

  • Titular Archbishop Marcel-Marie-Henri-Paul Dubois (1966.07.02 – death 1967.07.12), previously Bishop of Rodez (France) (1948.07.08 – 1954.06.10), Metropolitan Archbishop of Besançon (France) (1954.06.10 – 1966.07.02)
  • Titular Bishop Wilson Laus Schmidt (1968.01.22 – 1971.03.16)
  • Titular Bishop Antônio Soares Costa (1971.11.25 – 1993.10.27)
  • Titular Bishop James Kazuo Koda (ヤコブ幸田和生) (2004.11.29 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)

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    Sinnada in Mauretania Wikipedia
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