Metropolis in Asia

Metropolis in Asia is both a Roman era city and a vacant titular see^[1] located in the ecumenical Province of Asia, in what is today Tratsa, Turkey (near Tatarlı)^[2] and Haydarlı^[3]

City

Province of Asia

The colonia (Roman city), also called Pisidian Nikopolis,^[4] had its own Geurisia Council^[5] and at times minted its own coins.^[6]

It is probable that Metropolis was founded as a Hellenistic colony,^[7] as many names on inscriptions in the city have Macedonian names. The City was mentioned by Livy^[8] and Strabo.^[9]

Bishopric

Ancient bishopric

• Polycarp, Bishop of Pisidian Metropolis.^[10]
• Eustathius^[11]
• Heorticius, attendee at the Council of Chalcedon^[12]
• Monophilus mentioned in a Synod
• John attendee at a Synod in Constantinople.^[13]

Titular Catholic bishops

• Charles de Rousseau † (4 Dec 1606 Appointed – 26 Jun 1608)
• Giovanni Ponzi † (18 May 1894 Appointed – 18 Mar 1895)
• Joseph-Claude Excoffier (30 Mar 1895 Appointed – 3 May 1923)
• Jean-Marie Jan (15 Jan 1924 Appointed – 4 Feb 1929)
• Cyril Rudolph Jarre (18 May 1929 Appointed – 11 Apr 1946)
• Jan van Cauwelaert (6 Jan 1954 Appointed – 10 Nov 1959)
• Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies † (16 Jan 1961 Appointed – 25 Mar 1963)
• Juan de Dios López de Victoria † (1 Aug 1963 Appointed – 29 Aug 1992)