- Marcopolis
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Marcopolis is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was in Asia Minor, a suffragan of Edessa. The native name of this city is not known, but it owes its Greek name to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Marcopolis is described at the beginning of the seventh century by the geographer George of Cyprus.[1] The site of this city has not been found.
Bishops
In the Notitiæ episcopatuum of Antioch (sixth century) it is alluded to as a see of Osrhoene.[2] Two of its early bishops are known:
- Cyrus, who attended the First Council of Ephesus in 431;[3]
- Caioumas, present at the Council of Chalcedon in 451.[4]
Eubel[5] mentions four other titulars between 1340 and 1400, and a fifth from 1441 to 1453.[6]
References
- ^ Vailhé (1910). Cites: "Descriptio orbis romani", ed. Gelser, 46.
- ^ Vailhé (1910). Cites: Echos d'Orient, X, 145.
- ^ Vailhé (1910). Cites:Mansi, "Conciliorum collectio", IV, 1269; V. 776, 797.
- ^ Vailhé (1910). Cites: Mansi, "Conc. coll.", VI, 572, 944; VII, 148.
- ^ Vailhé (1910). Cites: "Hierarchia catholica medii ævi", Munich, I, 341.
- ^ Vailhé (1910). Cites: "Hierarchia catholica medii ævi", Munich, II, 204.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Vailhé, S. (1910). "Marcopois". In Herbermann, Charles. Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.Categories:- Titular sees
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