Tabala (Lydia)
Tabala (Ταλεων) is the name of a Roman and Byzantine town and an ancient Bishopric in Lydia.
The site of Tabala is thought to be Dışkaya village of Uşak Province in Turkey though Cramer identified it with Tonbaili. Tabala was on the Hermus River, and minted its own coins.[1][2]
Bishopric
A See at Tabala was founded in the Roman era, and remains today a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[3][4] Known Bishops
- Polycarp (Council of Chalcedon)[5]
- Johannes Peter Franziskus Ross (18 May 1928 Appointed - 26 Dec 1969)[6][7]
References
- ^ John Anthony Cramer, A geographical and historical description of Asia Minor, Volume 1 (The University Press, 1832) p454.
- ^ W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor p132.
- ^ Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church and Other Works: In Nine Volumes, Volume 3 (Straker, 1843)
- ^ Antoine Augustin Bruzen de La Martinière, Le grand dictionnaire géographique et critique, Volume 6(P. Gosse, 1736) p150.
- ^ Richard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (Liverpool University press, 2005) p361].
- ^ Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1932.
- ^ Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1928, Number 51.
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