Magydus
Magydus (
Its site was probably at modern Lara (Antalya province), where there are ruins of a small artificial harbour.[2][3]
History
Magydus was a small town with no notable history, on the coast between
It was situated in the
Ecclesiastical history
The bishopric of Magydus was a
Five of its bishops are historically documented:[2]
- Aphrodisius, present at the First Nicene Councilin 325
- Macedo, at the Council of Chalcedon in 451
- Conon, at the Second Council of Constantinople in 553
- Platon at the Third Council of Constantinople (680) and follow-up Quinisext Council (692)
- Marinus, at the Council of Nicaea in 787.[6]
After centuries of abeyance, it was nominally restored no later than the late 18th century as the Latin
It has been vacant for decades, having had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :
- Mariano Zaralli (經), Shensi and Shansi陝西山西 (China) (1787.04.03 – 1790.04.16)
- James Browne (1827.03.20 – 1829.04.30) as Coadjutor Bishop of Kilmore(Ireland) (1827.03.20 – succession 1829.04.30); next Bishop of Kilmore (Ireland) (1829.04.30 – death 1865.04.11)
- Friar Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli (明位篤), O.F.M. (1856.12.04 – 1857.08.06 not possessed), still without actual prelature; later Titular Bishop of Hupeh湖北 (China) (1857.08.06 – 1862.09.01), (succeeding) as 'last' Apostolic Vicar of Hupeh 湖北 (1862.09.01 – 1870.09.11) and (see) restyled as 'first' Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Hupeh 湖北東境 (China) (1870.09.11 – death 1883.05.17)
- Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem(1873.03.21 – 1889.06.19)
- Paškal Buconjić, O.F.M. (1880.02.28 – 1881.07.05) as last Apostolic Vicar of Mostar–Duvno(Bosnia and Herzegovina) (1881.07.05 – death 1910.12.08)
- BIOS TO ELABORATE
- Juan Francisco Bux y Loras (1882.03.27 – 1883)
- Bernardino Caldaioli (1883.08.09 – 1884.03.02)
- Salesians(S.D.B.) (later Cardinal) (1884.10.30 – 1904.03.24)
- Ludovít Szmrecsányi (later Archbishop) (1904.11.14 – 1912.03.26)
- André-Léonce-Joseph Eloy, Paris Foreign Missions Society (M.E.P.) (1912.12.11 – 1947.07.30)
- Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1947.12.20 – 1975.03.21).
References
- ^ Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 201, 202.
- ^ a b c Sophrone Pétridès, "Magydus" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1910
- ^ Pleiades Beta Portal: Magydos
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 921
- ^ Jean Darrouzès, Notitiae episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae. Texte critique, introduction et notes, Paris1981
- ^ Jean Darrouzès, Listes épiscopales du concile de Nicée (787), in Revue des études byzantines, 33 (1975), p. 51.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Magydus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Sources and external links
- Bibliography
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 450
- Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, vol. I, coll. 1025-1026
- Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 1, p. 322; vol. 6, p. 272; vol. 7, p. 349; vol. 8, pp. 359–360
- Sylvain Destephen, Prosopographie chrétienne du Bas-Empire 3. Prosopographie du diocèse d'Asie (325-641), Paris 2008
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