Derbe (titular see)
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Derbe is a Roman Catholic titular see
. It was in Lycaonia
, Asia Minor
. The site of Derbe
was fixed by Michael Ballance from an inscription in 1956, at Kerti Hüyük, Turkey, some 22 km north of Karaman
.
, when it was captured by Amyntas of Galatia
. In Roman times it struck its own coins.
It was successfully evangelized by St. Paul and St. Barnabas, and again visited by St. Paul. Derbe became a suffragan see of Iconium; it is not mentioned by later Notitiæ Episcopatuum.
Just four bishops are known, from 381 to 672.
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
. It was in Lycaonia
Lycaonia
In ancient geography, Lycaonia was a large region in the interior of Asia Minor, north of Mount Taurus. It was bounded on the east by Cappadocia, on the north by Galatia, on the west by Phrygia and Pisidia, while to the south it extended to the chain of Mount Taurus, where it bordered on the...
, Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
. The site of Derbe
Derbe
Derbe is an ancient city in today's Turkey. This city is mentioned in the biblical book of Acts - , and was situated near ancient Lystra.- Location :...
was fixed by Michael Ballance from an inscription in 1956, at Kerti Hüyük, Turkey, some 22 km north of Karaman
Karaman
Karaman is a town in south central Turkey, located north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According to 2000 census, the population of the province is 231 872 of which 132,064 live in the town of Karaman. The district covers an area...
.
History
This city was the fortress of a famous bandit leader, Antipater of DerbeAntipater of Derbe
Antipater of Derbe was a tyrant or prince of Derbe. He was a friend of Cicero's, one of whose letters, of uncertain date, is addressed on Antipater's behalf to Quintus Philippus, proconsul of the province of Asia, who was offended with Antipater and therefore held his sons hostage. Antipater of...
, when it was captured by Amyntas of Galatia
Amyntas of Galatia
Amyntas , Tetrarch of the Trocmi was a King of Galatia and several of the adjacent countries between 36 BC and 25 BC, mentioned by Strabo as contemporary with himself. He was the son of Brogitarix, King of Galatia and his wife, a Princess of Galatia. He seems to have first possessed Lycaonia, where...
. In Roman times it struck its own coins.
It was successfully evangelized by St. Paul and St. Barnabas, and again visited by St. Paul. Derbe became a suffragan see of Iconium; it is not mentioned by later Notitiæ Episcopatuum.
Just four bishops are known, from 381 to 672.