Diocese of Moors ( Latin: Dioecesis Maurensis ) - the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
| Diocese of Moors | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis maurensis | |
 Roman province of Mauritania | |
| A country | |
| Established | since 1933 - titular diocese |
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History
The ancient city of Mavra, which today is identified with the archaeological site of Duelt-Zerga in Algeria, was in the Roman province of Mauritania and in the first centuries of Christianity was the center of the eparchy of the same name.
Since 1933, the diocese of Moors has been the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
Titular Bishops
- Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa (09/22/1937 - 07/05/1945);
- Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (11/12/1962 - 08/09/1965) - appointed bishop of Hoyma ;
- Bishop Langton Douglas Fox (10/18/1965 - 06/16/1972) - appointed bishop of Menevia ;
- Bishop Cesare Zacchi (05.24.1974 - 08.24.1991);
- Bishop Enzo Dieci (04/07/1992 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, p. 851, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Pius Bonifacius Gams Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, p. 467 (lat.)
- Stefano Antonio Morcelli Africa christiana , Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 218 (lat.)