Djidioua

Djidioua is a town and commune in Relizane Province, Algeria and the presumed site of Ancient city and bishopric Catabum Castra, now a Latin Catholic titular see..^[1]

History

Catabum Castra was important enough in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital Caesarea in Mauretania's Metropolitan Archbishop. Under the French it was known as Saint Aimé.

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric.

It has had the following incumbents of the lowest (episcopal) rank :

Urbain Etienne Morlion], White Fathers (M. Afr.) (1966.09.29 – 1971.01.20)
Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (이갑수 가브리엘) (1971.07.25 – 1975.06.05)
Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong (1975.08.29 – 1976.05.31)
Michael Nnachi Okoro (1977.06.27 – 1983.02.19)
František Václav Lobkowicz, Norbertines (O. Praem.) (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30)
Mathias Ri Iong-hoon] (이용훈 마티아) (2003.03.19 – 2008.10.10)
Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, Paris Foreign Missions Society (M.E.P.) (2009.12.24 – ...), Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), President of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia

Relizane Province

Capital: Relizane

Districts	Ain Tarik Ammi Moussa Djidiouia El H'Madna El Matmar Mazouna Mendes Oued Rhiou Ramka Relizane Sidi M'Hamed Ben Ali Yellel Zemmoura

Communes	Aïn Rahma Aïn Tarek Ammi Moussa Belassel Bouzegza Bendaoud Beni Dergoun Beni Zentis Dar Ben Abdellah Dahra Djidioua El Guettar El Hamadna El Hassi El Matmar El Ouldja Had Echkalla Hamri Kalaa Lahlef Mazouna Mediouna Mendes Merdja Sidi Abed Ouarizane Oued Essalem Oued Rhiou Ouled Aiche Oued El Djemaa Ouled Sidi Mihoub Ramla Relizane Sidi Khettab Sidi Lazreg Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali Sidi M'hamed Benaouda Sidi Saada Souk El Had Yellel Zemmoura

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