Silandus
| Silandus coin | |
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| ϹΙΛΑΝ ΔΟϹ-Bust of city goddess r., turreted; border of dots | ϹΙΛΑΝΔΕΩΝ-Star of six rays within crescent; above, another star of six rays; border dots |
| Coin from Silandus, era Septimus Sevirus or Caracalla. | |
Silandus or Silandos (
Ancient Greek: Σιλάνδος) was an episcopal city in the late Roman province of Lydia. It was near and gave its name to the present town of Selendi in Manisa Province, Turkey
.
Historical diocese
The see of Silandus, a
Notitiae episcopatuum until the 13th century; the city is not mentioned by any ancient geographer or historian. Some of its coins survive, showing representations of the River Hermus
. Some inscriptions but no ruins are now found there.
Residential Bishops
The list of bishops of Silandus given by
Le Quien
, Oriens christianus, I, 881, needs correction:
- Markus, present at the Council of Nicaea, 325;[1]
- Alcimedes at Chalcedon, 451;[2]
- Andreas, at the Council of Constantinople 680; Stephanus, at Constantinople, 787;
- Eustathius, at Constantinople, 879.[3]
The bishop mentioned as having taken part in the Council of Constantinople, 1351, belongs to the See of Synaus.[4]
Titular bishopric
The bishopric was nominally revived in 1900 as a Latin titular see of the lowest (episcopal) rank, but is vacant since 1968, after only two incumbents:
- Bishop Próspero París (姚宗李), S.J. (1900.04.06 – 1931.05.13)
- Bishop James Albert Duffy (1931.05.07 – 1968.02.12)
References
- William Mitchell Ramsay, Asia Minor (London, 1890), 122;
- Texier, Asie mineure (Paris, 1862), 276.
Notes
External links
- GigaCatholic, with titular incumbent biography links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Silandus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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