Dioclea (alsoDioclia,Diocleia orDiokleia;Ancient Greek:Διοκλεία,romanized: Diokleía) was a town of ancientPhrygia, inhabited duringRoman andByzantine times.[1][2]
In ancient times it had amint,[3][4] under its kingElagabalus.[5]
It was the see of aChristianbishop.[6] Lequien, names only two known bishops of the town.[7] Constantius (fl 431[8] – 451[9]) and Evander[10] Another bishop, Gregorios, is attested in the first half of the 11th century. Diokleia was included in diocese lists until the 12th century.[11]: 234 No longer the seat of a residential bishop, it remains atitular see of theRoman Catholic Church[12] as well as theEastern Orthodox Church (for which it is now ametropolitan titular see, withKallistos Ware as its metropolitan until his death in August 2022).
Its site is located nearYeşilhisar inAsiatic Turkey.[1][13] This site is located on the southwest flank of the Ahır Dağ, 84 km south ofKütahya. The only remains of the ancient settlement are a few old inscriptions and acapital dated to the early Byzantine period. The old name "Diokleia" is preserved in the nearby place called Dolay, or Doğla, a short distance to the south.[11]: 233–4
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