Neapolis (Isauria)
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Neapolis ( grc, Νεάπολις) was a town in ancient
Isauria Isauria ( or ; grc, Ἰσαυρία), in ancient geography, is a rugged, isolated, district in the interior of Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering what is now the district of Bozkır and its surrou ...
. It became a bishopric: no longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains, under the name of Neapolis in Isauria, a
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 ...
. Its site is unlocated.


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Populated places in ancient Isauria Roman towns and cities in Turkey Former populated places in Turkey Populated places of the Byzantine Empire Catholic titular sees in Asia Lost ancient cities and towns {{Byzantine-geo-stub