Henchir-Boucha Explained

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

Henchir-Boucha is at ^[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.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1869.htm Titular Episcopal See of Tubyza
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3t95.html Tubyzanus
3. Web site: Henchir Boucha (Boucha Henchir) Carte (Plan), Photos et la meteo - (Tunisie): Ruine (S) - Latitude:36.5281 and Longitude:9.88611.
4. Web site: Henchir Boucha, Tunisia - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates.
5. http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=300770&fid=6141&c=tunisia Henchir Boucha: Tunisia
6. Web site: Oued es Sid.
7. Victor Guérin, Archaeological Journey in the Regency of Tunis (Рипол Классик).
8. John H. Humphrey: Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles 1986,
9. Commodum
10. http://www.persee.fr/author/persee_283519 Pflaum H. G., "Romanisation de l'ancien territoire de la Carthage punique" - in Antiquités africaines, 4, 1970. pp. 75-118.
11. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3t95.html Tubyza
12. http://www.apostolische-nachfolge.de/titulare_t.htm Apostolic Succession - Titular Sonship
13. https://books.google.com/books?id=a3lOAAAAcAAJ&dq=Felix%2C+Saint%2C+Bishop+of+Tubyza&pg=PA81 Tracts for the Times
14. John Richardson, The Canon of the New Testament Vindicated (1700) p38.