Lamus was a city and an

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in the Roman province of

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. The see is included in the

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's list of

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s. The harbour of the city was at the town of Charadros (the

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form of which is Charadrus), a name that has also been used for the see.

Site

The city of Lamus was situated on the double summit of a high hill overlooking the modern village of Adanda and about above sea level. The ruins include a gate, adorned with an inscription dedicated to

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(emperor from 253 to 260) and a relief of an eagle above an ox's head, and a temple of

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and his son

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. There are scarcely any ancient remains of the harbour town of Charadros, now Kalediran.

Bishops of the residential see

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in 451, where he is referred to as Bishop of Charadrus. He signed, as "Bishop of Lamus and Charadrus" the letter that the bishops of Isauria sent in 458 to

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. *Eustathius signed the acts of the

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as "ἀνάξιος ἐπίσκοπος Λάμου" (unworthy bishop of Lamus).

Bishops of the titular see

Titular Bishops of Charadrus * Pierre Trenchant,

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(1802-1806) * Francisco de la Concepción Ramírez y González, O.F.M. (1861-1869) * John Leonard (1872-1908) * :nl:Michael Antonius Maria Vuylsteke, O.P. (1910-1930) Titular Bishops of LamusTitular Episcopal See of Lamus
/ref> * John McIntyre (1912-1917) *

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(1921-1929) * Henricus Lamiroy (1929-1931) * Edward Myers(1932-1951) * Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. (1951-1967)

References

{{reflist Catholic titular sees in Asia