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The town corresponds to present-day [[Afşin]], formerly Yarpuz, in [[Kahramanmaraş Province]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/data/titA.htm Titular Sees ('A')]</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:15, 24 January 2014
Arabissus was a town and episcopal see in the Roman province of Armenia II. The bishopric, a suffragan of Melitene, is now included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[1] The Byzantine Emperor Maurice was born here in 539 AD.
Location
The town corresponds to present-day Afşin, formerly Yarpuz, in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[2]
Bishops
Its residential episcopal list is known from 381 to 692.[3] Its titular bishops include Stephen Peter Alencastre (1924–1940).
Notes
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 836
- ^ Titular Sees ('A')
- ^ Gams, p. 441.
References
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Arabissus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
- Le Quien, Oriens Christianus (1740), I, 449-450