Henchir-Boucha

Henchir-Boucha

Henchir-Boucha is a former Catholic diocese and archaeological site in Tunisia.[1][2][3]

Henchir-Boucha is at 36°31′41″N 9°53′10″E[4] between Majaz al Bab and Bir al Mashariqah, central Tunisia. The site is 189 meters above sea level.[5] and is on the Oued Zitoun lake and Oued es Sid River.[6]

History

During the Roman Empire and late antiquity Henchir-Boucha was the site of an ancient Roman town[7] called Tubyza and was in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis (now northern Tunisia). The remains of a large Roman Circus is at the site.[8][9][10]

Tubyza may have been a suburb of the nearby city Municipium Aurelium Commodianum.

Bishopric

Tubyza was the seat of an ancient Catholic bishopric.[1][11] It is now a titular bishopric.[12]

In antiquity, two bishops from Henchir-Boucha are known. Felix of Tubyza, was beheaded in Rome under Diocletian (15 January 304) for not handing over scriptures (traditor),[13][14] and Honorius, who attended the Council of Carthage (411).[13] The current bishop is Lucio Alfert of Paraguay.


References

  1. Tubyzanus at catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. "Henchir Boucha (Boucha Henchir) Carte (Plan), Photos et la meteo - (Tunisie): Ruine (S) - Latitude:36.5281 and Longitude:9.88611".
  3. Henchir Boucha: Tunisia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, Maryland, USA .
  4. Victor Guérin, Archaeological Journey in the Regency of Tunis (Рипол Классик).
  5. John H. Humphrey: Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles 1986,
  6. Tubyza in catholic-hierarchy.org (English).
  7. Tracts for the Times, Volumes 1-2 (1840) p81.
  8. John Richardson, The Canon of the New Testament Vindicated (1700) p38.

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