Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima explained
Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima was a Christian autonomous Archbishopric with see in the city of Justiniana Prima and jurisdiction over the Late Roman Diocese of Dacia in central parts of the Southeastern Europe.
History
The archdiocese was established in 535 AD by Emperor Justinian I, in his presumed home-town of Justiniana Prima (near present-day Lebane, in Southern Serbia).
The establishment is mentioned in Justinian's own Novel XI from 535, when he promotes the metropolitan to an archbishop, independent from the Archbishop of Thessalonica. [1] The very first archbishop of Justiniana Prima was Amincius, later marthirized in a raid by CumansIts last mention is in 602, amid the Slav raids on the Balkans.
Administration
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see was at Justiniana Prima. According to Novella 11, issued in 535, the first Archbishop received canonical jurisdiction over the following Byzantine provinces, mainly on the territory of the Diocese of Dacia:[2]
But by 545, in the Novella 131, Macedonia Secunda was omitted.[2]
Dioceses
Archbishops
- Catelianus (Catellian), metropolitan becoming first archbishop in 535 AD
- Benenatus c.553[3]
- Johannes, fl. 595
Successor titles
Eastern Orthodox
The Archbishopric of Ohrid was seen as a successor of the old archbishopric. Archbishop John IV, nephew of emperor Alexios I Komnenos, resurrected the title of Archbishop of Justiniana Prima in 1143 for his own use.[4]
Roman Catholic titular see
It is one of the titular sees listed in the Annuario Pontificio.[5]
It has had the following incumbents, all of the archiepiscopal (intermediary) rank:
See also
Sources
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- Curta. Florin. Florin Curta. Limes and Cross: the Religious Dimension of the Sixth-century Danube Frontier of the Early Byzantine Empire. Старинар. 2001. 51. 45–70.
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- Book: Turlej, Stanisław. Justiniana Prima: An Underestimated Aspect of Justinian's Church Policy. 2016. Krakow. Jagiellonian University Press. 9788323395560.
- Book: Zeiller, Jacques. Les origines chrétiennes dans les provinces danubiennes de l'Empire romain. 1918. Paris. E. De Boccard.
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- Carolyn S. Snively, "Dacia Mediterranea and Macedonia Secunda in the 6th century"
External links
Notes and References
- OCC, page 100, excerpts from his novella
- DMMS, page 216
- Book: Zivota Jocic. Episkopija Remezijanska.
- OCC, page 101: " John Comnenus.. resurrected himself the title of Archbishopric of J-P "
- Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013), p. 904
