Juliopolis
Juliopolis or Ioulioupolis (
.History
Archaeological evidence at the site points to settlement since prehistoric times.
In
In ca. 880 the city changed its name again to Basilaion (Βασιλαίον), Basileon (Βασιλέον) or Basileion (Βασίλειον) in honour of the Emperor
The site of the city has been securely identified thanks to the preservation of
There have been found 671 graves in the Necropolis. A total of 71 of the graves were damaged, Which 37 by antique robbers, and 34 by smugglers.[6] Also, numerous belongings being Jewelry, metal and ceramic pots, mirrors, smell bottles and coins were found during the excavations.[7]
Bishops
A few of the bishops of Juliopolis/Basilaion are known:
- Philadelphus, attended the Council of Ancyra (314) and the First Council of Nicaea (325)[2]
- Philetus, who signed the acts of the Eastern bishops at the Council of Serdica (343)[2]
- Meliphthongus, attended the Council of Chalcedon (451)[2]
- Proclianus, signed in 458 the letter of the bishops of Galatia Prima to Emperor Leo I the Thracian[2]
- Pantoleon, attended a council at Constantinople (536)[2]
- Martyrius, attended the Third Council of Constantinople (680)[2]
- John, attended the Quinisext Council (692)[2]
- Constantine, attended the Second Council of Nicaea (787)[2]
- Ignatius, attended the Council of Constantinople in 869/870[2]
- Synetus, Metropolitan (possibly the first), addressee of Michael Psellos (mid-11th century)[2]
Catholic titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in the 18th century as a
- Michał Jan Zienkowicz (27 June 1718 – 2 October 1730)
- Józef Michał Trzciński (21 July 1732 – 3 January 1738, died)
- Jean de Lolière-Puycontat, M.E.P. (28 August 1738 – 8 December 1755, died)
- Franciscus Kornis de Göncz-Ruszka (12 June 1769 – 12 February 1790, died)
- Joseph Norbert Provencher(1 February 1820 – 4 June 1847)
- Antoine-Magloire Doumer, SS.CC. (9 May 1848 – 24 Dec 1878, died)
- Sylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) (28 February 1879 – 27 Mar 1885)
- George Vincent King, O.P. (11 September 1885 – 25 February 1886, died)
- Andrea Logorezzi (7 January 1887 – 15 June 1888)
- Anton Hubert Fischer (14 February 1889 – 14 February 1903)
- Bonaventure Finbarr Francis Broderick (16 September 1903 – 17 November 1943, died)
- René-Joseph Piérard (29 December 1945 – 9 January 1948)
- Ioan Maria Duma, O.F.M. Conv. (16 November 1948 – 16 July 1981, died)
References
- ^ a b c d e Belke 1984, p. 181.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Belke 1984, p. 182.
- ^ a b Belke 1984, pp. 181, 182.
- ISBN 90-04-09166-1.
- ^ "Juliopolis page from the official website of the district".
- ^ "Juliopolis (Iuliopolis) Anthropological Research: Preliminary Results (Turkish)" (PDF).
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
Sources
- Belke, Klaus (1984). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 4: Galatien und Lykaonien (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. ISBN 978-3-7001-0634-0.