Octava


Octava was a city and bishopric in Numidia. It is a Roman Catholic titular see.

History

Giru Marcelli, located in present Algeria, was among the many town in the Roman province of Numidia which were important enough to become a suffragan diocese in the papal sway, but faded completely during the 6th century advent of Islam.
Its only historically documented bishops were :
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Titular bishopric of Octava / Ottava / Octaven .
It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal rank, ''with archiepiscopal exceptions :