Gabula (Syria)

Gabula was an Ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Syria, and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

For namesake, see Gabula (general)
Gabula
Shown within Syria
LocationSyria
RegionAleppo Governorate
Coordinates36.08°N 37.516389°E / 36.08; 37.516389

Its modern location is presumed at the marsh of al-Jabbul (Sabkhat al-Jabbul, Djebbul, Djabbul) in present Syria.

History

Gabula was important enough in the Roman province of Syria Prima to be a Metropolitan Archdiocese in the sway of the Patriarchate of Antioch (the provincial capital Antioch on the Orontes), but was to fade, presumably at the advent of Islam.

It has had two historically documented incumbents :

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1929 as a Latin Catholic titular archbishopric.

It is vacant since decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the intermediary (archiepiscopal) rank :

See also

References

    Bibliography
    • Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 434 (Gabba)
    • Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, vol. II, coll. 787-788
    • Siméon Vailhé, Notes de géographie ecclésiastique, in Échos d'Orient, vol. IV (1900), p. 17.
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