Tiberiopolis
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Tiberiopolis (Ancient Greek: Τιβεριούπολις; sometimes in sources, Tiberiapolis, and Pappa-Tiberiopolis; formerly Pappa)[1][2] was a town in the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana, mentioned by Ptolemy,[3] Socrates of Constantinople[4] and Hierocles.[5] At various times, it was considered as part of Phrygia, Isauria, and the late Roman province of Pisidia.[6]
It struck its own coins at least from the time of Trajan.
It was situated at the modern village of Yunuslar, Beyşehir district, in Konya Province, Turkey.[2] At Tiberiopolis the famous Roman sarcophagus showing the Twelve Labours of Hercules now displayed at the Konya Archaeological Museum was recovered.[2]
It must have been Christianised at an early date. Nicephorus, a presbyter at Tiberiopolis was martyred in 361 or 362, and later canonized.[7] His feast is celebrated on 28 November.[7]
Bishopric
Tiberiopolis
The bishopric of Tiberiopolis appears in the oldest Greek Notitiae episcopatuum among the suffragans of Laodicea in Phrygia, capital and metropolitan see of the late Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana, but in the 8th century it was attached to Hierapolis in Phrygia, capital and metropolitan see of Phrygia Pacatiana Secunda, and as such appears in the Notitiae episcopatuum of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople until the 13th century, when the area was overrun by the Seljuk Turks.
Bishops
Le Quien[8] mentions five of its bishops known by their presence at councils:
- Eustathius at a synod in Constantinople (536);
- Silas at the Second Council of Constantinople (553);
- Anastasius at the Quinisext Council (692);
- Michael at the Second Council of Nicaea (787);
- Theoctistus at the Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox) (879).
Roman Catholic titular see
Tiberiopolis remains a titular see in the Roman Catholic Church.[9] Titular bishops have been:[9]
- Thomas Williams (1725–1740), Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District
- John MacDonald (1761–1779), Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District
- Istvan Gosztonyi (1815–1817)
- Pablo García Abella (1827–1833), Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada
- Gabriele Maria de Marchis (1834–1858)
- Michael Flannery (1858–1859), Bishop of Killaloe
- Pedro José Tordoya Montoya (1860–1875). Bishop of Cusco
- Eusebio Marie Semprini (1876–1893)
- Mariano Antonio Espinosa (1893–1898), Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- Antonio Scotti (1898–1919)
- Adalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer (1922–1963)
- Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera (1963–1964), Archbishop of Camagüey
Pappa
Under the name of Pappa, the town was also a bishopric of the province of Pisidia, and later a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[10]
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana. Tiberiopolis is mentioned by Ptolemy (V, 2, 25); Socrates (Hist. eccl., VII, 46); and Herocles (Synec., 668, 9). It struck its own coins at least from the time of Trajan. Its exact site is unknown, but it was situated in the region of Egri Gueuz, caza of Kutachia, vilayet of Brusa. Ancient Greek "Notitiae episcopatuum" mention it among the suffragans of Laodicea. In the eighth century it was attached to the metropolitan See of Hierapolis and as such appears in the "Notitiae episcopatuum" until the thirteenth century. Le Quien (Oriens christ., I, 797) mentions five of its bishops known by their presence at councils: Eustathius at Constantinople (536); Silas at Constantinople (553); Anastasius at Constantinople (692); Michael at Nicaea (787); Theoctistus at Constantinople (879).
SMITH, Dict. of Greek and Roman geog., s.v.; RAMSAY, Asia Minor (London, 1890), 147, 458.
References
- Back to citation Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). "Map 65". Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 "Sayfa Bulunmadı - T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- Back to citation V, 2, 25.
- Back to citation Hist. eccl., VII, 46.
- Back to citation Synecdemus, 668, 9.
- Back to citation Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 "St. Nicephorus, Presbyter, at Tiberiopolis - Catholic Online". www.catholic.org. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- Back to citation Oriens christianus, I, 797.
- Back to citation occurrence 9.0 Back to citation occurrence 9.1 Catholic Hierarchy
- Back to citation Catholic Hierarchy
Bibliography
- Attribution
- William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, s.v;
- William Mitchell Ramsay, Asia Minor (London, 1890), 147, 458.