Dionysiopolis
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Dionysiopolis is a former Ancient city and bishopric in Asia Minor, now a Latin Catholic titular see.
Its location in modern (Asian) Turkey is now called Ortaköy (but which one?).
History
Dionysiopolis was important enough in the Late Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana Secunda to become a suffragan of its Metropolitan Archbishopric Hierapolis in Phrygia, but was to fade.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in the 20th century as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric.
It is vacant since decades, having had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank except the last one of archiepiscopal (intermediary) rank :
- Titular Bishop Albert-Léon-Marie Le Nordez (1921.12.09 – 1922.01.29)
- Titular Bishop Santiago López de Rego y Labarta, Jesuits (S.J.) (1923.05.25 – 1941.08.23)
- Titular Bishop Joseph Evrard (1942.07.25 – 1970.12.10)
- Titular Archbishop Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp (1971.05.08 – 1983.01.28), as papal diplomat: Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq (1971.05.08 – 1978), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait (1975 – 1978), Permanent Observer to Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG) (1978 – retired 1980); previously Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia (1954.10.28 – 1962.06.09) & Auxiliary Bishop of France of the Eastern Rite (France) (1954.10.28 – 1962.06.09), Exempt Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Monaco (Monaco) (1962.06.09 – 1971.05.08)
