Diocese of Martyropolis

Martyropolis is a historical episcopal see of early Christianity,^[1] in what was the Roman province of Mesopotamia,^[2] now located in modern Turkey.^[3] It is now a titular see of the Catholic Church.

Historical diocese

The diocese was centered on what is now Silvan, Diyarbakır in the province of Mesopotamia.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Known bishops

Zennebus,^[9]
Maruthas fl. 383-420.

Titular sees

Latin archepiscopal titular see

The diocese was nominally restored when a Latin Church titular bishopric was established under the name Martiria, of the lowest (episcopal) rank. Around 1830 it was renamed Martyropolis

In 1932, it was promoted to titular archdiocese, and had three notable incumbents:

Titular archbishops of Martyropolis

(Chaldean) Yousef VII Ghanima † (29 April 1946 Appointed – 21 June 1948 Confirmed, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans (Iraq) ([1947.09.17] 1948.06.21 – 1958.07.08)
Basil Ladyka, * O.S.B.M. † (21 June 1948 Appointed – 1 Sep 1956 Died)
João Resende (Rezende) Costa, S.D.B. † (19 July 1957 Appointed – 15 Nov 1967 Succeeded, Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais)

It has been vacant since 1967.

Syriac Catholic episcopal titular see

A titular see of the Syriac Catholic Church was also established, but suppressed in 1929, without a single recorded incumbent.

References

^ Edwards, Robert W., "Martyropolis" (2016). The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology, ed., Paul Corby Finney. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8028-9017-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church and Other Works: In Nine Volumes, Volume 3 (Straker, 1843), p70.
^ Syrian Titular Episcopal See of Martyropolis GCatholic.org.
^ Martyropolis at Catholic Encyclopedia
^ (de l'Imprimerie royale, 1779) Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville L'Euphrate et le TigreJean-Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville page 86.
^ M. Th. Houtsma E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–1936, Volume 5 (BRILL, 1993) page 157-158.
^ T. A. Sinclair, Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume III (Pindar Press, 31 Dec 1989) page 142.
^ W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 2010).
^ Richard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, (Liverpool University Press, 2005) p123.

Sources and external links

[edwards-1] Edwards, Robert W., "Martyropolis" (2016). The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology, ed., Paul Corby Finney. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8028-9017-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church and Other Works: In Nine Volumes, Volume 3 (Straker, 1843), p70.

[3] Syrian Titular Episcopal See of Martyropolis GCatholic.org.

[4] Martyropolis at Catholic Encyclopedia

[5] (de l'Imprimerie royale, 1779) Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville L'Euphrate et le TigreJean-Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville page 86.

[6] M. Th. Houtsma E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–1936, Volume 5 (BRILL, 1993) page 157-158.

[7] T. A. Sinclair, Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume III (Pindar Press, 31 Dec 1989) page 142.

[8] W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 2010).

[9] Richard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, (Liverpool University Press, 2005) p123.

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