Diocese of Pella

Dioecesis Orientis 400 AD.

Pella in Palaestina is an ancient and Titular Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church also called the Diocese of Khirbet El-wahadneh, and it is centered on Pella, Jordan.[1]

History

Pella was an ancient Bishopric in [2] with a Christian community from before 70AD.

Zebennus of Pella[3]

It was a titular see by the time Michel Le Quien wrote.[4]

Bishops

known Ancient bishops

Titual Catholic bishops

See also

References

  1. By W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor p169.
  2. Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian ..., Volume 3 p61.
  3. Richard Price, Michael Gaddis , The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (Liverpool University Press, 2005) p352.
  4. Michel Le Quien, Oriens christianus: in quatuor patriarchatus digestus.(ex Typographia Regia, 1740)p?.
  5. Richard Price, Michael Gaddis, The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, Volume 1 (Liverpool University Press, 1 Jan 2005) page361.
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