Titular diocese of Gilba
Gilba is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
The city, located in North Africa , was an old Roman bishopric that went down in the 7th century with the Islamic expansion . It was in the Roman province of Numidia .
Titular Bishops of Gilba | ||||
No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
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1 | Joseph Mark Gopu | Auxiliary Bishop in Pondicherry ( India ) | July 8, 1948 | January 8, 1953 |
2 | Honoré Marie Van Waeyenbergh | Auxiliary Bishop in Mechelen ( Belgium ) | September 1, 1954 | July 19, 1971 |
3 | Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario | Auxiliary Bishop in Santo Domingo ( Dominican Republic ) | May 10, 1975 | November 8, 1986 |
4th | Joseph Lafontant | Auxiliary Bishop in Port-au-Prince ( Haiti ) | November 25, 1986 |
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)