Tambeæ


Tambeæ = Tambae was an ancient city and bishopric of Roman North Africa which remains only as Latin Catholic titular see.

History

Tambeae is located near Aïn-Beida and Henchir-Baboucha in modern Tunisia. It was, like many cities in the Roman province of Byzacena, important enough to become a suffragan of the metropolitan of Carthage, but would fade completely, plausibly at the seventh century advent of Islam.
Five of its bishops are historically documented :
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric of Tambeæ / Tambee / Tambeæn.
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :