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Diocese Of Pella
Pella in Palaestina is an ancient and titular see, titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church also called the Diocese of ''Khirbet El-wahadneh'', and it is centered on Pella, Jordan. History Pella was an ancient bishopric in with a Christian community from before 70 AD. Zebennus of Pella It was a titular see by the time Michel Le Quien wrote. Bishops Known ancient bishops * ZebenusRichard Price, Michael Gaddis, ''The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon'', Volume 1 (Liverpool University Press, 1 Jan 2005page361 Titular Catholic bishops * Hieronim Maciej Jełowicki (21 Feb 1725 Appointed – 8 Jan 1732 ) * Stefan Olshavskyi (20 May 1735 Appointed – 24 Dec 1737 ) * Bartolomeo Antonio Passi (28 Sep 1744 Appointed – 23 Jul 1774) * Johann Nepomuk August Ungelter von Deisenhausen (12 Jul 1779 Appointed – 26 Feb 1804 ) * Johann Nepomuk von Dankesreither (24 Aug 1807 Appointed – 23 Sep 1816) * Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann (14 May 1819 Appointed – 14 Sep 1841) * Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioecesis Orientis 400 AD
In the Late Roman Empire, usually dated 284 AD to 602 AD, the regional governance district known as the Roman or civil diocese was made up of a grouping of provinces each headed by a ''Vicarius'', who were the representatives of praetorian prefects (who governed directly the dioceses they were resident in). There were initially twelve dioceses, rising to fourteen by the end of the 4th century. The term ''diocese'' comes from the la, dioecēsis, which derives from the grc-gre, dioíkēsis ('' διοίκησις'') meaning "administration", "management", "assize district", or "group of provinces". Historical development Tetrarchy (286-305) Two major reforms to the administrative divisions of the empire were undertaken during the Tetrarchy. The first of these was the multiplication of the number of provinces, which had remained largely unchanged since the time of Augustus, from 48 at the beginning of Diocletian's reign to around a hundred by the time of his abdicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
