Titular See of Phocaea — Phocæa † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Phocæa A titular see in Asia, suffragan of Ephesus. The town of Phocæa was founded in the eleventh century B. C. by colonists from Phocidia led by two Athenians. They settled first on a small island on … Catholic encyclopedia
Titular Archdiocese of Hierapolis — Hierapolis † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hierapolis Titular Archdiocese, metropolis of the Province of Euphrates, in the Patriarchate of Antioch. The native name, Mabog or Maboug, the Greeks make Bambyke and Seleucus Nicator transforms… … Catholic encyclopedia
Titular See of Philadelphia — Philadelphia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philadelphia A titular see in Lydia, suffragan of Sardes. The city was founded by Philadelphus, King of Pergamon (159 38 B. C.), in the vicinity of Callatebus on the left bank of the Cogamus… … Catholic encyclopedia
Titular — means existing in title only. *Titular ruler *Titular head (film festival) *Titular (Catholicism) bishop or titular cardinal, holder of a titulus, titular see or titular bishopric … Wikipedia
Polystylum, Titular See of — Polystylum † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Polystylum A titular see of Macedonia Secunda, suffragan of Philippi. When Philippi was made a metropolitan see Polystylum was one of its suffragans (Le Quien, Oriens christ. , II, 65). It figures… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ptolemais, Titular Metropolis — Ptolemais † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ptolemais (SAINT JEAN D ACRE) Ptolemais, a titular metropolis in Phoenicia Prima, or Maritima. The city of Acre, now Saint Jean d Acre, was called Ptolemais in 281 or 267 B.C., by Ptolemy II,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Assur \(titular see\) — • A titular see of Proconsular Africa, now Henchir Zenfour Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Acanthus (Titular See) — Acanthus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Acanthus A titular see of Macedonia, on the Strymonic Gulf, now known as Erisso. Its inhabitants were praised by Xerxes for their zeal in his cause (Herodotus VII, cxxv). There were still extant… … Catholic encyclopedia
Himeria, Titular See of — Himeria † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Himeria A titular see in the province of Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa. The Notitia of Anastasius, in the sixth century, still mentions this see as being in that province and in the Patriarchate of… … Catholic encyclopedia
Mactaris, Titular See of — Mactaris † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mactaris A titular see of the Byzantine Empire. This town is not spoken of by any ancient geographers; the Notitia Africæ mentions it among the towns of the Byzantine Empire. It is now the village of … Catholic encyclopedia