Castellum Iabar Explained

Castellum Iabar was an ancient Roman-Berber civitas in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The town was also the seat of a Catholic Church diocese.^{[1] [2]}

An exact location of the ancient town is not currently known.^[3] It has been tentatively linked with the Kalaat fortress near Tiaret, Algeria.^[4] Tiaret is also identified with the Roman town of Tingartia. The ancient Bishopric survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^[5] and the current bishop is João Miranda Teixeira.

Notes and References

1. Toulotte, Anatole (1852-1907), Morcelli, Stefano Antonio, Géographie de l'Afrique chrétienne. (Impr. de Notre-Dame des Prés) ((Montreuil-sur-Mer), 1892-1894), p14.
2. http://www.apostolische-nachfolge.de/titulare_c.htm Die Apostolische Nachfolge
3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0430.htm Castellum Iabar
4. Eduard Bocking, Notitia dignitatum et administrationum omnium tam civilium quam militarium .(impensis Adolphi Marci, 1839) p392.
5. https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=de&sp=nmt4&u=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2c68.html&usg=ALkJrhiiqwodPNkMWzBxzOY7GHb93Xg3WA Castellum Iabar