Silandus or Silandos ( grc, Σιλάνδος) was an episcopal city in the late

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Lydia Lydia (Lydian language, Lydian: ‎𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the mod ...

. It was near and gave its name to the present town of

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Historical diocese

The see of Silandus, a

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of the

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, is mentioned in the Greek ''

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'' until the 13th century; the city is not mentioned by any ancient geographer or historian. We possess some of its coins representing the River

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. Some inscriptions but no ruins are now found there.

Residential Bishops

The list of bishops of Silandus given by

Le Quien Michel Le Quien (8 October 1661, Boulogne-sur-Mer – 12 March 1733, Paris) was a French historian and theologian. He studied at Plessis College, Paris, and at twenty entered the Dominican convent in Faubourg Saint-Germain, where he made his pro ...

, ''Oriens christianus'', I, 881, needs correction: *Markus, present at the Council of Nicaea, 325; *Alcimedes at Chalcedon, 451; *Andreas, at the Council of Constantinople 680; Stephanus, at Constantinople, 787; *Eustathius, at Constantinople, 879. The bishop mentioned as having taken part in the Council of Constantinople, 1351, belongs to the See of

Synaus Synaus or Synaos ( grc, Σύναος), also spelled Synnaus or Synnaos (Σύνναος), was a city in the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana, now Simav, Kütahya Province, Turkey. History and location Nothing is known of the history of this cit ...

.Wächter, ''Der Verfall des Griechentums in Kleinasien im XIV Jahrhundert'', Leipzig, 1903, 63, n. 1.

Titular bishopric

The bishopric was nominally revived in 1900 as a Latin

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of the lowest (episcopal) rank, but is vacant since 1968, after only two incumbents: * Bishop

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(姚宗李), S.J. (1900.04.06 – 1931.05.13) * Bishop James Albert Duffy (1931.05.07 – 1968.02.12)

References

William Mitchell Ramsay Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, FBA (15 March 185120 April 1939) was a Scottish archaeologist and New Testament scholar. By his death in 1939 he had become the foremost authority of his day on the history of Asia Minor and a leading scholar in th ...

, ''Asia Minor'' (London, 1890), 122; * Texier, ''Asie mineure'' (Paris, 1862), 276.

Notes

Sourches and External links

''Catholic Encyclopedia'' article

* Populated places in ancient Lydia Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey History of Manisa Province

Silandus Silandus or Silandos ( grc, Σιλάνδος) was an episcopal city in the late Roman province of Lydia. It was near and gave its name to the present town of Selendi in Manisa Province, Turkey. Historical diocese The see of Silandus, a suffr ...

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