Tabaicara
Tabaicara was a Roman-Berber civitas and bishopric in Mauretania Caesariensis. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
Tabaicara was among the cities of sufficient importance in the Roman-Berber province of Mauretania Caesariensis, in the papal sway, to become a suffragan diocese. It was located in modern Algeria, but faded so completely, plausibly at the late 7th century of Islam, that the location of the cathedra is still unknown.Three bishops of this diocese are documented from antiquity.
- At the Council of Carthage (411) were the Catholic Victor and his rival Donatist schismatic counterpart, Marcianus.
- Bishop Crispin took part in the Council of Carthage (484) called by king Huneric of the Vandal Kingdom, after which Crispin was exiled like most Catholic, unlike their Donatist heretical counterparts.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin titular bishopric of Tabaicara / Tabaicaren.It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank:
- James Edward Kearney on emeritate, died 1977; previously Bishop of Salt Lake, Bishop of Rochester
- Valerians Zondaks, first as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Riga, then as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Liepāja
- Juozas Žemaitis, Marian Fathers as Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Vilkaviškis ; later succeeded as Bishop of Vilkaviškis
- Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, Friars Minor, first as 'last' Apostolic Vicar of Cuevo, then restyled 'first' Apostolic Vicar of Camiri
- The current titular bishop is Iosif Staneuski. bishop of Hrodna.