Tiberiopolis
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Tiberiopolis is a Catholic titular see
. The original diocese was in Phrygia Pacatiana, and is mentioned by Ptolemy
, Socrates of Constantinople and Hierocles
. It struck its own coins at least from the time of Trajan
. Also Tiberiopolis is known as the Roman name of Strumica ( now city in Republic of Macedonia).
Its exact site is unknown, but it was situated in the region of Egri Gueuz. 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.
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
. The original diocese was in Phrygia Pacatiana, and is mentioned by Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
, Socrates of Constantinople and Hierocles
Hierocles (author of Synecdemus)
Hierocles or Hierokles was a Byzantine geographer of the sixth century and the attributed author of the Synecdemus or Synekdemos, which contains a table of administrative divisions of the Byzantine Empire and lists of the cities of each...
. It struck its own coins at least from the time of Trajan
Trajan
Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...
. Also Tiberiopolis is known as the Roman name of Strumica ( now city in Republic of Macedonia).
Its exact site is unknown, but it was situated in the region of Egri Gueuz. Ancient Greek Notitiae episcopatuum
Notitiae Episcopatuum
The Notitiae Episcopatuum are official documents that furnish Eastern countries the list and hierarchical rank of the metropolitan and suffragan bishoprics of a church....
mention it among the suffragans of Laodicea
Laodicea
- Turkey :*Laodicea on the Lycus, in Phrygia*Laodicea Pontica, in the Pontus*Laodicea Combusta, in Pisidia- Other countries :* Laodicea , in Greece* Laodicea , in Iraq* Laodicea in Media, former name of Nahavand, Iran...
. 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.
Bishops
Le Quien 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).