Sidi Fredj
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| Location | Sidi Fredj,Algeria |
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| Coordinates | 36°45′54″N2°50′54″E/ 36.764961°N 2.848203°E |
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| Constructed | 1970s |
| Construction | concrete |
| Height | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Shape | square building with light atop[1][2] |
| Markings | white |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | National Maritime Signaling Office |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(3) W 12s |
Sidi Fredj,known under French rule asSidi Ferruch,is a coastal town inAlgiers Province,Algeria.It is located within the territory of themunicipality of Staouéli,on apresque-isleon theMediterranean Sea.It is the site of the ancient city and bishopricObori,which remains a Catholictitular see.
History
[edit]Obori was important enough in theRoman provinceofMauretania Caesariensisto become one of the manysuffragansof its capitalCaesarea Mauretaniae's Metropolitan Archbishopric, but faded like most sees inRoman Africa.
Sidi Fredj was the landing spot where the French established their beachhead for theInvasion of Algiers in 1830.A number of ships of the French Navy were subsequently namedSidi Ferruch,the colonial name of the town under French rule, in honour of the event.
Titular see
[edit]The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as thetitular bishopricof Obori (Latin) / Obori (Curiate Italian) / Oboritan(us) (Latin adjective).
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank:[3]
- James Francis Carney (1966.01.07 – 1969.01.08) asAuxiliary BishopofVancouver(Canada) (1966.01.07 – 1969.01.08), next succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (1969.01.08 – death 1990.09.16)
- Luigi Zanzottera,Oblates of Saint Joseph(O.S.J.) (1969.03.13 – death 2005.01.18), as Auxiliary Bishop ofHuaraz(Peru) (1969.03.13 – 1970.05.31) and on emeritate
- Juan José Pineda Fasquelle,Claretians(C.M.F.) (2005.05.21 –...), Auxiliary Bishop ofTegucigalpa(Honduras).
See also
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References
[edit]- ^List of Lights,Pub. 113:The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov)(PDF).List of Lights.United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.2015.
- ^Rowlett, Russ."Lighthouses of Western Algeria".The Lighthouse Directory.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Retrieved1 May2017.
- ^http:// gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1297.htmGCatholic
External links
[edit]36°45′40″N2°50′38″E/ 36.76111°N 2.84389°E
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