Irenopolis (Isauria)
Irenopolis or Eirenoupolis (
History
Located in the
The city is mentioned by
At this period, the
Location
It actually corresponds to the existing villages of Çatalbadem[4] (formerly Yukarı İrnebol meaning "Irenopolis from above") and İkizçınar (formerly Aşağı İrnebol meaning "Irenopolis from below"), in the district of Ermenek, Karaman Province .
Bishopric
The city was the seat of an ancient
- John (325)
- Menodorus (451)
- Paul (458)
- George (692)
- Euschemon (878).
In 1915 the diocese was in name re-established as a titular see.[5][6] there have been six titular bishops:
- Giuseppe Ridolfi (1915–1925)[7][8]
- Edward Aloysius Mooney (1926–1933)[9]
- Paul-Marie Richaud (1933–1938)
- Jean-Germain Mousset (문제만 제르마노), (1938–1957)
- James Vincent Pardy (파 야고보), (1958–1962)
- Jožef Pogačnik (1963–1964)
- George Alapatt (1970–1971)
Coins
Coins found bearing the name Irenopolis belong rather to a city of the same name located in
Notable people
The 9th century
References
- ^ Le Quien, Oriens Christianus, II, 897-900, 1029 sq.
- ^ Asia Minor, London, 1890, p. 365.
- ^ Irenopolis at newadvent.org.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Irenopolitan(us) in Isauria.
- ^ Irenopolis in Isauria. at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 571.
- ^ Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 60.
- Archdiocese of Detroitwebpage.
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Irenopolis". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.