Nova Barbara (Latin:Novabarbarensis) was aRoman–Berber town in theprovince ofNumidia. It has been tentatively identified with the stone ruins atBeni-Barbar orHenchir-Barbar,Algeria. TheBeni-Barbar tribe take its name from this location, though it has been several centuries since it lived there. It was also the seat of an ancientCatholicdiocese.
The ancient bishopric is now atitular see of Nova Barbara in theecclesiastical province ofNumidia.[1] The only known ancient bishop from Novabarbara was Adeodato, who participated in thesynod meeting in Carthage in 484 called by theVandal kingHuneric. Huneric was anArian Christian and as part of his program to remove Catholic influence in his newly established domains he had Adeodato later exiled.
Today Nova Barbara survives astitular bishopric,[2][3] and the current titular bishop isToshihiro Sakai, auxiliar bishop ofOsaka,Japan.[4][5]