Antiochia in Pisidia is an
archepiscopal 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 ...
of the
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
. Since 1933 it has been named after the ancient city of
Antiochia in Pisidia, visited by
Saint Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
on his missionary journeys (Acts 13:14).
Notes
The appointment of
Angelo Giacinto Scapardini to this title on 10 September 1910, apparently in error, was promptly changed on 23 September.
References
External links
Entry in ''catholic-hierarchy.org''*
Titular sees in Asia
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