Tigias

Tigias was a Roman-Berber town in the province of Africa Proconsularis in Byzacena. Its stone ruins are located in Henchir-Taus in the oasis of Kriz, Tunisia.

Map showing Tigias

The city was also the seat of an ancient diocese, which remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[1] The current Bishop is Robert Francis Hennessey of Boston who replaced Jean-Claude Hertzog in 2006.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Titular Episcopal See of Tigias.
  2. Tigias at catholic-hierarchy.org] (english)
  3. Apostolische Nachfolge – Titularsitze
  4. Tigias at gcatholic.org] (english)

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