Timidana is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.Timidana at GCatholic.org.
Timindana was founded during the Roman Empire,Apostolic Succession - Titular Sonship of Timidana. but the seat of the diocese is now lost to history, though it is known to be located in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis in today's northern Algeria.Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 469.Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 325.
The only known bishop of antiquity in this diocese is Securo, who took part in the synod assembled in Carthage in 484 by the Vandal King Huneric, after which Securo was exiled.
Although the bishopric did not survive the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, Timidana survives today as a titular bishopric and the current bishop is the auxiliary bishop emeritus of Boston, Arthur Leo KennedyLe Petit Episcopologe, Issue 203, Number 16,788. who replaced Walter Joseph SchoenherrLe Petit Episcopologe, Issue 110, Deceased Cardinals. in April 2007.Timidana.
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