Demetrius of Antioch explained

Demetrius was bishop of Antioch in the 3rd century AD. In 253 he was taken to Persia as a captive by Shapur I, where he became the first bishop of Gundeshapur.^[1] Despite being far from his original see, Demetrius was not replaced as bishop of Antioch until Paul of Samosata became bishop in 260.^[2]

Sources

• Book: Baum. Wilhelm. Wilhelm Baum (historian). Winkler. Dietmar W.. The Church of the East: A Concise History. 2003. London-New York. Routledge-Curzon. 978-1-134-43019-2 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Wilhelm. Baum. The Church of the East: a concise history. Winkler. Dietmar W.. Routledge. 2003. 9781134430185. Wilhelm Baum (historian). Dietmar W. Winkler.
2. Gillman, Ian and Hans-Joachim Klimkeit. Christians in Asia before 1500 (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999), p. 30