Ad Turres (Byzacena) Explained

Turres in Byzacena was a Roman and Vandal era colonia (city) in North Africa.

The exact location of the town is unknown but is probably the ruins at Tamarza or nearby ruins of Msilica.^[1] Tamarza is located close to the Algerian border, 70 km from Tozeur and is surrounded by steep and arid wild country. The site is renowned for its clear water cascades and springs that irrigate the town's park.^[2]

Bishopric

Turres in Byzacena was the site of an early bishopric in Roman times.^{[3] [4]} The diocese ceased to function with the arrival of Islam in the 680sAD, but remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church^{[5] [6] [7]} in the province of Byzacena.^[8]

Bishops

1. Juan Carlos Aramburu Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) June 14, 1967 – April 22, 1975
2. Bonifácio Piccinini Bishop of Cuiabá (Brazil) June 27, 1975 – August 15, 1981
3. Manuel Salazar y Espinoza Emeritus Bishop of Leon de Nicaragua (Nicaragua) December 19, 1981 – August 16, 1995
4. Hil Kabashi Apostolic administrator of southern Albania December 3, 1996

Notes and References

1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1838.htm Titular Episcopal See of Turres in Byzacena
2. https://www.barclaystravel.com/en/tunisia/tamarza/ Tamarz
3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1838.htm Titular Episcopal See of Turres in Byzacena
4. Joseph BINGHAM (M. A.), Origines ecclesiasticæ (William Straker, 1843) p286.
5. The Apostolic Succession.
6. Turres in Byzacena at GCAtholic.org.
7. https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=de&u=http://catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3t63.html&usg=ALkJrhi96mpRpx689Kbai-9QWEocDusIng Turres in Byzacena
8. Joseph Bingham, Origines sive Antiquitates ecclesiasticae (sumtibus Orphanotrophei, 1727) p 529.