Mariamme
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| Location | Syria |
|---|---|
| Region | Homs Governorate |
| Coordinates | 34°45′25″N 36°17′40″E / 34.756944°N 36.294444°E |
Mariamme was a city in the late
Syria I, corresponding to present-day Qal'at El-Hosn or Krak des Chevaliers
.
Hecataeus of Miletus is quoted by Stephanus of Byzantium describing Mariamme as a Phoenician city.[1][2] Arrian mentions Mariamme as a city under the dominion of the king of Arwad in the time of Alexander the Great.[3]
The bishopric of Mariamme is no longer a residential episcopal see and is therefore included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[4]
The first
Apostolic Vicar for the Vicariate Apostolic of Tarapacá in Chile
.
The current holder of the title is
Romanian Greek Catholic Church.[5]
Previous titular bishops include Ceslaus Sipovich.
References
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Cum annotationibus L. Holsteinii, A. Berkelii et Th. de Pinedo. Vol. I, cum Guilielmi Dindorfii praefatione, cui insunt lectiones libri Vratislav, Leipzig, 1825, p. 286
- ISSN 0022-2968.
- ^ Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, 2.13 (see in the Greek source and English translation)
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 923
- ^ "Mariamme (Titular See)". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
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