Sinnada
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Sinnada was an ancient city and former bishopric in Mauretania Caesariensis.
Its location is presumed near , in modern Algeria.
History[]
Sinnada was important enough in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become a suffragan bishopric of the metropolitan see of Caesarea Mauretaniae, 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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Categories:
- Catholic titular sees in Africa
- Former dioceses in Africa
- Mauretania Caesariensis