The Diocese of Castabala is a titular see in Turkey.

During Late Antiquity, the Diocese of Castabala was a suffragan to Anazarbus, the metropolis of the province of Cilicia Secunda.[1]

The names of seven of its diocesan bishops are known.[2][3] The first, Maris, is spoken of in an apocryphal letter of Saint Ignatius, with another letter addressed to him.[4] A bishop Moyses from Catabala was present at the Council of Nicaea in 325.[5] Theophilus, a semi-Arian and friend of Saint Basil, was sent to Rome on an embassy with two colleagues.[6] The last, Theodorus, attended the Trullan Council in 692.[7]

No longer a residential bishopric, Castabala is listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[8]

Titular Bishops

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It has had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank:[9]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "According to Hierocles, Georgius Cyprius, and Parthey's "Notitiae episcopatuum" (I)" from Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Castabala" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. II, coll. 901-902
  3. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 436
  4. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Castabala" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. quoting Lequien
  5. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Castabala" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. quoting Lequien
  6. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Castabala" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. quoting Lequien
  7. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Castabala" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. quoting Lequien
  8. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 860
  9. ^ "Titular See of Castabala, Turkiye 🇹🇷". GCatholic. GCatholic.org. Retrieved 23 April 2024.