Tigava
Tigava was an ancient Roman-Berber town and bishopric in Roman Africa, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
It corresponds with the modern locality of El-Kherba in Algeria.
History
Tigava was one of many cities in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis which were important enough to become a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archbishopric in its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae, but like most faded.Saint Typasius was a veteran of the Roman garrison.
Titular see
Tigava's diocese is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular bishoprics since it was nominally restored in 1933.It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :
- Basile Tanghe, Capuchin Franciscans as first Apostolic Vicar of Belgian Ubangui , previously last Apostolic Prefect of Belgian Ubangui
- Alfonse Bossart, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate as first Apostolic Vicar of Ipamu and on emeritate; previously last Apostolic Prefect of Ipamu
- John Louis Morkovsky as Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston–Houston , succeeded as Bishop of Galveston–Houston ; previously Titular Bishop of Hieron as Auxiliary Bishop of Amarillo , succeeding as Bishop of Amarillo ; died 1990
- Bernhard Rieger as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart and on emeritate
- Leomar Antônio Brustolin as Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre
- Hiansen Vieira Franco as Auxiliary Bishop of Arquidiocese de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.