  Paltus Shown within Syria | |
| Location | Syria |
|---|---|
| Region | Latakia Governorate |
| Coordinates | 35°16′02″N35°55′32″E / 35.2672°N 35.9256°E /35.2672; 35.9256 |
Paltus orPaltos (Greek:Πάλτος) is a ruined city. It was also a bishopric, asuffragan ofSeleucia Pieria in theRoman province ofSyria Prima,[1] that, no longer being a residential see, is included in theCatholic Church's list oftitular sees.[2] The ruins of Paltus may be seen atBelde (Arab al-Mulk) at the south of Nahr al-Sin or Nahr al-Melek, the ancient Badan.
The town was founded by a colony fromArvad or Aradus (Arrianus, Anab. II, xiii, 17). It is located in Syria byPliny the Elder (Hist. Natur., V, xviii) andPtolemy (V, xiv, 2);Strabo (XV, iii, 2; XVI, ii, 12) places it near the river Badan. When theprovince of Theodorias was established by the Byzantine emperorJustinian I, Paltus became a part of it (Georgii Cyprii Descriptio orbis romani, ed.Heinrich Gelzer, 45).
From the sixth century according to theNotitia episcopatuum of Anastasius [Échos d'Orient, X, (1907), 144] it was anautocephalousarchdiocese and depended on thepatriarch of Antioch. In the tenth century it still existed and its precise limits are known [Échos d'Orient, X (1907), 97].
Le Quien (Oriens christianus, II, 799) mentions five of its bishops:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Paltus".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Paltus".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. | This article about aCatholictitular see in Asia is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
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