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Ancient city in Pisidia
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Zarela, also known as Durzela, Zorzila, Dyrzela, and Zorzela, was a city and bishopric in ancient Pisidia (part of Asia Minor, Asian Turkey), which remains a Latin Catholic titular see. It site is unlocated.

History

Zarzela, identified as modern Kasimler, was a city in the Roman province of Pisidia 'civil Diocese of Asia and became a suffrage of its capital Antiochia in Pisidia's Metropolitan archbishopric, in the sway of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, which lists it in the Byzantine Notitiae Episcopatuum till late 12th century.

Several historically documented bishops were associated with the see.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Episcopal (lowest rank) Titular bishopric of Zarzela (Latin =Curiate Italian) / Zarzelen(sis) (Latin adjective), but hasn't had a single incumbent yet.

References

  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 65, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

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