Turrisblanda Explained

thumb|right|Roman Africa mapTurrisblanda, was a Roman and Byzantine era colonia (town) in the Roman Empire province of Byzacena in what is today modern Tunisia. Its exact location remains unknown.^[1] It was also a capital of an historic diocese of the Roman Empire.^[2] The bishopric remains today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^{[3] [4] [5]} The current bishop is Jan Szkodoń, Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow.

Known bishops

There are three bishops attributed to this diocese.^{[6] [7]}

• The Donatist Maximinus who attended the Carthage conference of 411, which brought together the Catholic and Donatist bishops of Roman Africa; on that occasion the town did not have the Catholic bishop.
• Paul who took part in the synod gathered in Carthage by the Huneric the Vandal king in 484, after which Paul was exiled.
• Datianus participated in the antimonothelite council of 641.

The Titular see was established 1933.

• Jan Pietraszko, Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow November 23, 1962 – March 2, 1988
• Jan Szkodoń, Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow May 14, 1988

Notes and References

1. R. B. Hitchner "Turris Blanda".
2. Joseph BINGHAM (M. A.), Origines ecclesiasticæ (William Straker, 1843) p286.
3. David M. Cheney, Turrisblanda, at catholic-hierarchy.org.
4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1831.htm Titular Episcopal See of Turrisblanda
5. Steph. Antonii Morcelli, Africa Christiana: in tres partes tributa (ex officina Bettoniana, 1816). p338
6. [Pius Bonifacius Gams]
7. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), pp. 337–338.