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Augurus was an ancient city and former
bishopric in
Roman Africa, now a
Latin Catholic
titular see. Its presumed site is at the ruins of Sidi-Tahar and Sidi-Embarec in
Algeria.
History
Augurus was important enough in the
Roman province of
Numidia to become one of its many
suffragan sees, and faded like most.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin
titular bishopric.
It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank :
- Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier,
Marists (S.M.) (1961.12.22 – 1966.06.21)
- Victor-Julien-André Gouet (1966.12.30 – 1988.12.15)
- Gilles Lussier (1988.12.23 – 1991.09.07)
- Simon Akwali Okafor (1992.03.06 – 1994.09.09)
- Edwin Michael Conway (1995.01.24 – 2004.08.09)
- João Carlos Petrini (2005.01.12 – 2010.12.15)
- José Francisco Falcão de Barros (2011.02.16 – ...),
Auxiliary Bishop of the
Military Ordinariate of Brazil (Brazil)
See also
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