Nigizubi

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Nigizubi was a Roman–Berber town in the province of Numidia. It was located in modern Algeria.[1] It was also the seat of an ancient bishopric.[2][3] during the Vandal Kingdom and Roman Empire.[4] The exact location of the ancient town is now lost but it was somewhere in north-eastern Algeria.

Bishopric

The only known bishop of this diocese was the Donatist bishop, Gaudenzio, who took part in the Council of Carthage (411),[5] between Catholic and Donatist bishops in Numidia.

The diocese ceased to effectively function following the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb in the 7th century. Today Nigizubi Diocese survives as a titular bishopric[6][7] and the current bishop is Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer, of Sucre.

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