Castra Galbae
Castra Galbae was an ancient city and diocese in Africa Proconsulare. It is now a Roman Catholic titular see.
History
Castra Galbae, apparently named after a member of the Galba family, was among the towns, important enough in the Roman province of Numidia to become a suffragan diocese.Its only historically documented bishop, Lucius, took part in the Council of Carthage called in 256 by Saint Cyprian, bishop of Carthage), concerning the lapsi, 'fallen' Christians who accepted forced pagan sacrifices to avoid martyrdom.
The bishopric faded, plausibly during the 7th century advent of Islam, but the town persisted in modern Algeria, under the Arabic equivalent of its ancient name: Kasr-Galaba.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as titular bishopric of Castra Galbæ / Castra di Galba / Castrensis Galbæ.It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank, including one of Byzantine Rite:
- Paul-Sanson-Jean-Marie Robert as emeritate; formerly Bishop of Les Gonaïves
- László Bíró as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemet ; later Military Ordinary of Hungary
- Sviatoslav Shevchuk as Ukrainian Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians ; next remaining a while Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians, then Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians, President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church
- Edgar Aristizábal Quintero as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Medellin ; next Bishop of Yopal
- Josef Nuzík, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Olomouc .