Vagada(Numidia)

Vagada also known as Vagadensis and Bagatensis[1][2] was a town in Numidia, in Roman North Africa.

Location

Vagada, has been tentativly identified with the ruins at El-Aira in today's Constantine Province, Algeria, (36° 19' 3" North, 6° 49' 43" East) between what was Cirta and Thibilis. Vagada was known to be on the Magerada River. Epigraphic remains have given the name of the town as Bagatensis.[3]

Bishopric

Vagada was also the seat of an ancient episcopal see of the Roman province of Numidia.[4][5] The only known bishop of this diocese from antiquity is Fulgentius,[6] who took part in the synod meeting in Carthage by the vandal king Huneric in 484 , after which Fulgentius was exiled. The current titular bishop is Bohdan DzjurachToday Vagada survives as titular bishop, the current titular bishop is Bohdan Dzjurach curial bishop of ' major archbishopric of Kyïv-Halyč who succeeded Robert Camilleri Azzopardi in 2004.[7] [8] Other notable Bishops include Paul Bouque (28 May 1934 Appointed - 14 Sep 1955) and Denis James Hart (10 Nov 1997 Appointed - 22 Jun 2001)

References

  1. ↑ Stephanus Antonius Morcelli, Africa christiana; in tres partes tributa. Brixiae, (Offic. Bettoniana 1816-1817)
  2. ↑ Bulletin of the Société de l'histoire de France (J. Renouard, 1844)
  3. ↑ http://edh-www.adw.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD032211&lang=en
  4. ↑ J. Mesnage, L'Afrique chrétienne , Paris 1912, p. 437
  5. ↑ Historical Directory, Volume 10 (Société de l'histoire de France, 1845).
  6. ↑ Jean Louis Maier , The Episcopate of Roman, Vandal and Byzantine Africa ( Swiss Institute of Rome, 1973) p236.
  7. ↑ Vagada at www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  8. ↑ Vagada at www.gcatholic.org.
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