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Sala (Diocese)

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Sala (Diocese)

Sala or Salena is a suppressed, vacant and titular see of the Roman Catholic church.

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history

The town of Sala is identifiable with Kepecik in today's west Turkey , but in antiquity was an ancient episcopal see of the Roman province of Lydia in Asia Minor . It was part of the Patriarchate of Constantinople during Byzantine times and was suffragan of ' Archdiocese of Sardis

Sala is not mentioned by Michel Lequien in his work Oriens Christianus but a bishop Stephen is recorded in the episcopal lists of the second Second Council of Nicaea.

Sala survives today as titular bishop ; the seat has been vacant since 27 January 1962.

Ancient Bishops

  • Noumenius
  • Anatolius fl458
  • Stephen fl787

    • Titular Catholic Bishops

  • Floyd Begin Lawrence (03.22.1947 - 01.27.1962)
  • Edward Quentin Jennings (03/22/1941 - 22/02/1946)
  • Philippe-Servulo Desranleau (later Archbishop) (12/13/1937 - 02/12/1941)
  • Augustine Francis Schinner (17/12/1925 - 02/07/1937)

    • References

    Sala (Diocese) Wikipedia
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