Hilta

See St Kilda, Scotland for the island also referred to as Hilta

Hilta is a former Ancient city and bishopric in Northern Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular see, in modern Tunisia.

History

Hilta was important enough in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital Carthage's Metropolitan Archbishop, but later faded, presumably under Islam.

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric.

It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :

Norberto Forero y García (1951.07.07 – 1956.05.27)
Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, Eudists C.I.M. (1956.12.07 – 1970.11.23)
Józef Kazimierz Kluz (1972.05.12 – 1982.12.05)
Rafael Eleuterio Rey (1983.04.30 – 1991.12.18)
Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm (1992.03.06 – 2005.11.22)
Jean-Abdo Arbach, Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (B.C.) (2006.10.17 – 2006.11.11), next Apostolic Exarch of Argentina of the Greek-Melkites (2006.10.17 – 2012.06.23), Titular Bishop of Palmyra of the Greek-Melkites (2006.11.11 – 2012.06.23), Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria) (2012.06.23 – ...)
Christophe Zoa (2006.11.30 – 2008.12.04)
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Secular Institute of Pius X (I.S.P.X.) (2009.04.07 – 2011.02.22) as Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec (Canada) (2009.04.07 – 2011.02.22), later succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Quebec (Québec, Canada) (2011.02.22 – ...), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio (2014.02.22 [2014.06.22] – ...)
(2011.06.30 – ...) John Sherrington, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England)

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