N'Gaous

N'Gaous
Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 5°36′38″E / 35.55500°N 5.61056°E / 35.55500; 5.61056Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 5°36′38″E / 35.55500°N 5.61056°E / 35.55500; 5.61056
Country Algeria
Province Batna
Elevation 756 m (2,480 ft)
Time zone West Africa Time (UTC+1)

N'Gaous (Latin: Nicives) is an ancient town in northeastern Algeria. It was a bishopric and is presently a Roman Catholic titular see.

History

N'Gaous is the site of the ancient city of Nicives. Located in the late Roman province of Numidia, it was deemed important enough to serve for a period as a suffragan bishopric.

Titular see

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

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


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