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Tiberiopolis (Ancient Greek:Τιβεριούπολις; sometimes in sources,Tiberiapolis, andPappa-Tiberiopolis; formerlyPappa)[1][2] was a town in theRoman province ofPhrygia Pacatiana, mentioned byPtolemy,[3]Socrates of Constantinople[4] andHierocles.[5] At various times, it was considered as part ofPhrygia,Isauria, and the lateRoman province ofPisidia.[6]
It struck its own coins at least from the time ofTrajan.
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It was situated at the modern village ofYunuslar,Beyşehir district, inKonya Province,Turkey.[2] At Tiberiopolis the famous Roman sarcophagus showing theTwelve Labours of Hercules now displayed at theKonya Archaeological Museum was recovered.[2]
It must have been Christianised at an early date.Nicephorus, apresbyter at Tiberiopolis was martyred in 361 or 362, and later canonized.[7] His feast is celebrated on28 November.[7]
Thebishopric of Tiberiopolis appears in the oldest GreekNotitiae episcopatuum among thesuffragans ofLaodicea in Phrygia, capital andmetropolitan see of the late Roman province ofPhrygia Pacatiana, but in the 8th century it was attached toHierapolis in Phrygia, capital and metropolitan see of Phrygia Pacatiana Secunda, and as such appears in theNotitiae episcopatuum of theEcumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople until the 13th century, when the area was overrun by theSeljuk Turks.
Le Quien[8] mentions five of its bishops known by their presence at councils:
Tiberiopolis remains atitular see in theRoman Catholic Church.[9] Titular bishops have been:[9]
Under the name of Pappa, the town was also a bishopric of the province ofPisidia, and later a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[10]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Tiberiopolis".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites: