Anaea (or Anæa) ( grc, Ἄναια) is an ancient city, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic

titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...

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. It gave its name to its modern location, Anya (Kadıkalesi) in the coastal village of Soğucak situated to the south of

Kuşadası Kuşadası () is a large resort town on Turkey's Aegean Sea, Aegean coast, and the center of the seaside district of the same name within Aydın Province. Kuşadası is south of İzmir, and about from Aydın. The municipality's primary industry ...

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History

From the Archaic period, Anaea was a mainland dependency of

Samos Samos (, also ; el, Σάμος ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate ...

. In times of

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(civil strife) in Samos, the losing party would often flee to Anaea, from which they would eventually mount counter-attacks. After the defeat of the Revolt of Mytilene, when

Alcidas Alcidas ( grc-gre, Ἀλκίδας) was a Spartan navarch during the Peloponnesian War. He was first appointed to lead 40 allied ships in the Spartan expedition to Mytilene in 427 BC. This was part of a double movement meant to hinder the Atheni ...

was anchored at

Ephesus Ephesus (; grc-gre, Ἔφεσος, Éphesos; tr, Efes; may ultimately derive from hit, 𒀀𒉺𒊭, Apaša) was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in t ...

, a deputation of

Samians Samos (, also ; el, Σάμος ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate r ...

from Anaia came to him. A detailed Samian law dealing with the sale and distribution of grain from Anaea and the establishment of a lending fund from the profits survives from the

Hellenistic period In Classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 3 ...

. Anaea was important enough in the

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to become a

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bishopric of its capital

's Metropolitan Archbishopric. Yet it would fade. In 1413 it was conquered by the

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.Paw prints from eighth century found in ancient castle in Turkey’s west
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Archeology

Archaeologists discovered many ceramics. The presence of so many ceramics in different colors, shapes and designs confirms that there was a rich production capacity in Anaea. They also revealed paw prints of cats and dogs on bricks and tiles dating back to the 8th century. These traces belong to animals which walked on these potteries when they were left to dry by producers. There is also a castle which served as an acropolis for many years and was home to a church built in the 5th century. After the Ottomans conquered the city they build a mosque next to the church. The Ottomans used the castle as a shield during

WWI World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Anæa (Curiate Italian form Anea). It is vacant for decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank : * William Tibertus McCarty,

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(C.SS.R.) (1943.01.02 – 1948.03.11), as Auxiliary Bishop of the then

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(USA) (1943.01.02 – 1947.04.10) and

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of Rapid City '1947.04.10 – 1948.03.11), later succeeded as Bishop of

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(USA) (1948.03.11 – 1969.09.11), emeritate as Titular Bishop of

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(1969.09.11 – 1971.01.13) * Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín (1948.03.13 – 1961.04.07) as Auxiliary Bishop of

La Habana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

(Cuba) (1948.03.13 – 1961.04.07), later succeeded as Bishop of

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(Cuba) (1961.04.07 – 1971.06.30), restyled Bishop of Cienfuegos–Santa Clara (Cuba) (1971.06.30 – 1971.07.24) * Giovanni Picco (1962.11.15 – death 1984.08.14), initially as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(Italy) (1962.11.15 – 1967)

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