Marcopolis
Marcopolis was a city in the late Roman province of Osrhoene. It is described at the beginning of the 7th century by the geographer George of Cyprus.[1]
History
Siméon Vailhé, writing at the beginning of the 20th century, says that the native name of the city is not known, and that it owes its Greek name to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180).[1] Writing almost a century later, Maurice Sartre says that "Batnai of Anthemousia" (in Latinized form, Batnae of Anthemusia) was called Marcopolis in honour of the emperor Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius Augustus (225–244).[2] However, Steven K. Ross points out that Marcopolis and Barnae are listed as distinct episcopal sees in the Notitia Antiochena, showing that they are not the same place, though they may have been close to each other.[3]
The kings of Osrhoene resided at Marcopolis before the 40s of the 3rd century.[4]
The site of this city has not been found, but it may be at Sinjar.[5]
Bishops
Marcopolis was a Christian Bishopric during the Byzantine empire[6] The bishopric of Marcopolis is alluded to in the 6th-century Notitiæ episcopatuum of Antioch as a see of Osrhoene and thus as a suffragan of Edessa, the metropolitan see of that province.[1]
Two of its early bishops are known:.[1]
- Cyrus, who attended the First Council of Ephesus in 431;
- Caioumas, present at the Council of Chalcedon in 451
Eubel mentions four other titulars between 1340 and 1400, and a fifth from 1441 to 1453.[1]
In modern times, Paul Durieu, O.M.I. (1830–1899), a French missionary in British Columbia, Canada, held this title while coadjutor for the apostolic vicariate of New Westminster. The bishopric of Marcopoli survives as only as titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church and that office has been vacant since December 5, 1969.[7][8]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Marcopolis is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[9]
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
A titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Edessa. The native name of this city is not known, but it owes its Greek name to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Marcopolis is described at the beginning of the seventh century by the geographer George of Cyprus ("Descriptio orbis romani", ed. Gelser, 46), and in the "Notitiæ episcopatuum" of Antioch (sixth century) is alluded to as a see of Osrhoene (Echos d'Orient, X, 145). Two of its early bishops are known: Cyrus, who attended the Council of Ephesus in 431 (Mansi, "Conciliorum collectio", IV, 1269; V. 776, 797) and Caioumas, present at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 (Mansi, "Conc. coll.", VI, 572, 944; VII, 148). Eubel ("Hierarchia catholica medii ævi", Munich, I, 341) mentions four other titulars between 1340 and 1400, and a fifth from 1441 to 1453 (ibid., II, 204). The site of this city has not been found.
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Back to citation occurrence 1.4 Vailhé, Siméon (1910). "Marcopolis". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.
- Back to citation The Middle East under Rome, Maurice Sartre, (Harvard University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0-67401683-5), p. 345
- Back to citation Steven K. Ross, Roman Edessa, p. 27 Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Back to citation Ilaria L. E. Ramelli, "Possible Historical Traces in the Doctrina Addai", p. 53 Archived 2014-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Back to citation Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 922
- Back to citation Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig 1931), p. 437; Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, (Paris 1740) vol II, coll. 981-984; Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 1, p. 326; vol. 2, p. 185; vol. 5, p. 256; vol. 6, p. 276; vol. 7, p. 252; vol. 8, p. 366
- Back to citation "Marcopolis (Titular See)". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- Back to citation "Titular See of Marcopolis, Turkiye". GCatholic. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q783720