Metropolis in Asia
Metropolis in Asia is both a Roman era city and a vacant titular see[1] located in the ecumenical Province of Asia, in what is today Tratsa, Turkey (near Tatarlı)[2] and Haydarlı[3]
City
The colonia (Roman city), also called Pisidian Nikopolis,[4] had its own Geurisia Council[5] and at times minted its own coins.[6]
It is probable that Metropolis was founded as a Hellenistic colony,[7] as many names on inscriptions in the city have Macedonian names. The City was mentioned by Livy[8] and Strabo.[9]
Bishopric
Ancient bishopric
- Polycarp, Bishop of Pisidian Metropolis.[10]
- Eustathius[11]
- Heorticius, attendee at the Council of Chalcedon[12]
- Monophilus mentioned in a Synod
- John attendee at a Synod in Constantinople.[13]
Titular Catholic bishops
- Charles de Rousseau † (4 Dec 1606 Appointed – 26 Jun 1608)
- Giovanni Ponzi † (18 May 1894 Appointed – 18 Mar 1895)
- Joseph-Claude Excoffier (30 Mar 1895 Appointed – 3 May 1923)
- Jean-Marie Jan (15 Jan 1924 Appointed – 4 Feb 1929)
- Cyril Rudolph Jarre (18 May 1929 Appointed – 11 Apr 1946)
- Jan van Cauwelaert (6 Jan 1954 Appointed – 10 Nov 1959)
- Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies † (16 Jan 1961 Appointed – 25 Mar 1963)
- Juan de Dios López de Victoria † (1 Aug 1963 Appointed – 29 Aug 1992)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Metropolis in Asia is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[14]
References
- Back to citation Metropolis in Asia at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- Back to citation Getzel M. Cohen, The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands, and Asia Minor (University of California Press, 2 Nov., 1996) P 313-314.
- Back to citation Ramsay, Journal of Hellenic Studies April 1883.
- Back to citation W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 2010) p403.
- Back to citation Sviatoslav Dmitriev, City Government in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor (Oxford University Press, 2005) page 132.
- Back to citation Metropolis at Asia Minor Coins.com.
- Back to citation Getzel M. Cohen, The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands, and Asia Minor (University of California Press, 2 Nov., 1996) P 313-314.
- Back to citation Livy 38:15-18
- Back to citation Strabo 14:2:29
- Back to citation Michel Le Quien, Oriens christianus (ex Typographia Regia, 1740 ) p 1051.
- Back to citation Michel Le Quien, Oriens christianus (ex Typographia Regia, 1740 ) p 1051.
- Back to citation Richard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (University of Liverpool, 2005)p103.
- Back to citation Michel Le Quien, Oriens christianus (ex Typographia Regia, 1740 ) p 1051.
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q1925790