Titular diocese of Nova Barbara

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Nova Barbara ( Italian : Novabarbara ) 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 Nova Barbara
No. Surname Office from to
1 Basil Christopher Butler OSB Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster ( UK ) November 29, 1966 September 21, 1986
2 Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga Auxiliary Bishop in Braga ( Portugal ) November 9, 1987 June 5, 1999
3 Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón Auxiliary Bishop in Mexico ( Mexico ) January 29, 2000 October 19, 2005
4th Stephen Tjephe Auxiliary Bishop in Loikaw ( Myanmar ) June 19, 2009 15th November 2014
5 Alberto Vera Aréjula OdeM Auxiliary Bishop in Xai-Xai ( Mozambique ) March 30, 2015 April 25, 2018
6th Paul Toshihiro Sakai Auxiliary Bishop in Osaka ( Japan ) 2nd June 2018

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