Tullia, Numidia

Tullia is an Ancient city and former bishopric in Numidia and present Latin Catholic titular see.

History

The city, near modern Annaba (Algeria) was important enough in the Roman province of Numidia to become a suffragan bishopric.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 and has had the following incumbents, both of the lowest (episcopal) and intermediary (archiepiscopal) ranks:

  • Titular Bishop Joost van den Biesen, White Fathers (M. Afr.) (later Mr.) (1948.02.12 – 1958.01.24)
  • Titular Bishop Roman Andrzejewski (1981.11.12 – 2003.07.07)
  • Titular Archbishop Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier, Dominican Order O.P. (2003.10.07 – 2003.10.21), later Cardinal)
  • Titular Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (2003.11.12 – 2007.04.21)
  • Titular Bishop Franco Giulio Brambilla (2007.07.13 – 2011.11.24)
  • Titular Bishop João Justino de Medeiros Silva (2011.12.21 – 2017.02.22), Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte.
  • Titular Bishop John-Nhan Tran (2023.1.23 – present), Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta

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