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Castra Nova in Mauretania was a Roman era city and bishopric in Mauretania, Roman North Africa, that is identified with ruins at Mohammadia, Mascara in modern Algeria.

History

The city of was important enough to become the seat of one of the many suffragan ancient Bishoprics of the Metropolitan of Caesarea Mauretaniae, capital of the Roman province of Mauritania Caesariensis.^[1]^[2]

The only known ancient bishop of this city was Vitale, who took part in the synod at Carthage called by the Vandal king Huneric in 484, after which Vital was exiled.

The diocese expired after the city was taken by Islamic armies at the end of the 7th century.

The city was re-founded by French colonists on the ruins of the Roman city and was renamed Perregaux. Today the city is known as Mohammadia

Titular see

The diocese of Castra Nova was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric of Castra nova (Latin) / Castra nova (Curiate Italian) / Castranoven(sis) (Latin adjective).

It has had the following titular bishops, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank 'with an archiepiscopal exception :

Titular Archbishop: Alberto Di Jorio (Italian) (1962.04.05 – 1962.04.20), as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pudenziana 'pro illa vice Deaconry (1958.12.18 – 1967.06.26) and Pro-President of Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State (1961.08.14 – 1968.11.04); previously Secretary General of Administrative Office of Institute for Works of Religion (1942 – 1944), Secretary of Sacred College of Cardinals (1947 – 1958); later promoted Cardinal-Priest of above S. Pudenziana (1967.06.26 – death 1979.09.05)
Frederick Hall, Mill Hill Missionaries (M.H.M.) (born England) (1963.12.02 – resigned 1976.07.27) as emeritate; previously Titular Bishop of Alba Marittima (1948.04.09 – 1953.03.25) as last Apostolic Vicar of Kisumu (Kenya, now Metropolitan) (1948.04.09 – 1953.03.25), promoted first Bishop of Kisumu (1953.03.25 – retired 1963.12.02); died 1988
James Joseph Daly (1977.02.28 – death 2013.10.14) as Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre (USA) (1977.02.28 – retired 1996.07.01) and on emeritate
Jorge Vázquez (2013.12.03 – 2017.02.03), as Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina), next Coadjutor Bishop of Morón (Argentina) (2017.02.03 – ...).
Bishop-elect Vicente de Paula Ferreira, Redemptorists (C.SS.R.) (2017.03.08 – ...), as Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), no previous prelature.

References

^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig 1931), p. 465
^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 130.

Sources and external links

GCatholic - (titular) bishopric

[1] Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig 1931), p. 465

[2] Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 130.

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-[[File:Route mohammadia mascara (pré triangle d'intersection mohammadia freguig mascara).jpg|thumb|right|Countryside near Castra Nova]]'''Castra Nova in Mauretania''' was a [[Roman Empire|Roman era]] [[civitas|city]] of [[Mauretania]], [[Roman North Africa]], that is identified with [[ruins]] at [[Mohammadia, Mascara]] ([[Algeria]]).
+'''Castra Nova in Mauretania''' was a [[Roman Empire|Roman era]] [[civitas|city]] and bishopric in [[Mauretania]], [[Roman North Africa]], that is identified with [[ruins]] at [[Mohammadia, Mascara]] in modern [[Algeria]].
+[[File:Route mohammadia mascara (pré triangle d'intersection mohammadia freguig mascara).jpg|thumb|400px|right|Countryside near Mohammadia/Castra Nova]]
-The city of was also the seat of an [[Roman Empire|ancient]] [[Bishopric|episcopal see]] of the [[Roman province]] of [[Mauritania Caesariensis]].<ref>[[Pius Bonifacius Gams]], Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, ([[Leipzig]] 1931), p. 465</ref><ref>Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, ([[Brescia]], 1816), p. 130.</ref>
+== History ==
+The city of was important enough to become the seat of one of the many [[suffragan]] [[Roman Empire|ancient]] [[Bishopric]]s of the Metropolitan of [[Caesarea Mauretaniae]], capital of the [[Roman province]] of [[Mauritania Caesariensis]].<ref>[[Pius Bonifacius Gams]], Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, ([[Leipzig]] 1931), p. 465</ref><ref>Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, ([[Brescia]], 1816), p. 130.</ref>
-The only known ancient [[Christian]] [[bishop]] of this city was Vitale, who took part in the synod at Carthage called by the [[Vandal]] king [[Huneric]] in 484, after which Vital was exiled. Today Castra Nova survives as titular bishop the current bishop is Jorge Vázquez, the [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora]], in Argentina.
+The only known ancient [[bishop]] of this city was Vitale, who took part in the synod at Carthage called by the [[Vandal]] king [[Huneric]] in 484, after which Vital was exiled.
-The city was taken by [[Islam]]ic armies at the end of the [[7th century]], the city was re-founded by [[French people|French]] colonists on the [[ruins]] of the Roman city and was renamed ''Perregaux''. Today the city is known as [[Mohammadia, Mascara|Mohammadia]]
+The diocese expired after the city was taken by [[Islam]]ic armies at the end of the [[7th century]].
+The city was re-founded by [[French people|French]] colonists on the [[ruins]] of the Roman city and was renamed ''Perregaux''. Today the city is known as [[Mohammadia, Mascara|Mohammadia]]
-==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
+== Titular see ==
+The diocese of Castra Nova was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin [[Titular bishopric]] of Castra nova (Latin) / Castra nova (Curiate Italian) / Castranoven(sis) (Latin adjective).
+It has had the following titular bishops, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank 'with an archiepiscopal exception :
+*'' Titular Archbishop: [[Alberto Di Jorio]] (Italian) (1962.04.05 – 1962.04.20), as [[Cardinal-Deacon]] of [[S. Pudenziana]] 'pro illa vice'' Deaconry (1958.12.18 – 1967.06.26) and Pro-President of [[Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State]] (1961.08.14 – 1968.11.04); previously Secretary General of [[Administrative Office of Institute for Works of Religion]] (1942 – 1944), Secretary of [[Sacred College of Cardinals]] (1947 – 1958); later promoted [[Cardinal-Priest]] of above S. Pudenziana (1967.06.26 – death 1979.09.05)
+* Frederick Hall, [[Mill Hill Missionaries]] (M.H.M.) (born England) (1963.12.02 – resigned 1976.07.27) as emeritate; previously Titular Bishop of [[Alba Marittima]] (1948.04.09 – 1953.03.25) as last [[Apostolic Vicar]] of [[Apostolic Vicariate of Kisumu|Kisumu]] ([[Kenya]], now Metropolitan) (1948.04.09 – 1953.03.25), promoted first Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisumu|Kisumu]] (1953.03.25 – retired 1963.12.02); died 1988
+* James Joseph Daly (1977.02.28 – death 2013.10.14) as Auxiliary Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre|Rockville Centre]] (USA) (1977.02.28 – retired 1996.07.01) and on emeritate
+* Jorge Vázquez (2013.12.03 – 2017.02.03), as [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora|Lomas de Zamora]] ([[Argentina]]), next [[Coadjutor Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón|Morón]] (Argentina) (2017.02.03 – ...).
+* [[Bishop-elect]] Vicente de Paula Ferreira, [[Redemptorists]] (C.SS.R.) (2017.03.08 – ...), as Auxiliary Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte|Belo Horizonte]] ([[Brazil]]), no previous prelature.
+== See also ==
+* [[List of Catholic dioceses in Algeria]]
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
+== Sources and external links ==
+* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0437.htm GCatholic - (titular) bishopric]
+[[Category:Catholic titular sees in Africa]]
+[[Category:Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa]]
 [[Category:Roman towns and cities in Algeria]]