Ceretapa Explained

Ceretapa or Keretapa (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τὰ Κερέταπα), also called Diocaesarea or Diocaesareia or Diokaisareia (Διοκαισάρεια), was a Graeco-Roman town of Phrygia Pacatiana.[1] It minted coins bearing the demonym Κερεταπεύς. The coins also show that there was near it a river or fountain Aulindenus. It was a bishopric with Silvanus representing the city at the Council of Ephesus, 431. No longer the seat a residential bishop, it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[2] [3]

Its site is tentatively located near Kayadibi in Asiatic Turkey.

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37.4937°N 29.926°W

Notes and References

  1. Le Grand dictionnaire géographique, et critique. Volume 3.(1737) page 387.
  2. Web site: Ceretapa (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy] . David M. Cheney. catholic-hierarchy.org. 2019-06-07.
  3. Web site: Titular See of Ceretapa, Turkey.