Titular bishopric
Asia minor 400AD
Satala (
Ancient Greek : Σάταλα ) or Satala in Lydia was a
Roman era city
[1]
[2] and
Bishopric
[3] in
ancient Lydia .
Location
Its site is located near
Adala in
Asiatic Turkey .
[4]
[5]
Pagan Religion
The city worshiped the typical mother and son pantheon found throughout
Anatolia , and although a temple was built it did not mint coint as the town was only a village.
It was part of a
decapolis called the Katakekaumene, and May have been its religious center.
Bishopric
The city was also a
see in the province of
Lydia , and remains a vacant and
titular see to this day.
[6] It is in the province of
Sardis .
Known Bishops
Today Satala Lidia survives as titular bishop of the
Roman Catholic Church but the seat is vacant since 22 October 1819 .
See also
References
^ W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor .(Cambridge University Press, 2010) p131.
^ Joseph Bingham, The Antiquities of the Christian Church, 2 Volumes (1848)
p400 .
^
Satala at Catholic heirachy.org.
^
Richard Talbert , ed. (2000).
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World . Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying.
ISBN
978-0-691-03169-9 .
^
Lund University .
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire .
^
"Satala in Lydia (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]" .
^ Richard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (Liverpool University Press, 2005)
p91 .
^
Philostorgius , in Photius, Epitome of the Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius, book 5, chapter 1.
^
Socrates of Constantinople , Church History, book 2, chapter 42.
^
Beschreibung auf catholic-hierarchy.org (englisch)
^
"Apostolische Nachfolge – Titularsitze" . Archived from
the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2016-10-07 .
^
Eintrag auf gcatholic.org
38°34′43″N 28°16′09″E / 38.57855°N 28.2693°E / 38.57855; 28.2693