Anineta, also known as Aninetum or Anineton (), was a town of

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or of

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, and later of the

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, and

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empires, located in modern Turkey, the site of an ancient

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in ( the Roman province of Asia) and was an important site early in

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. Anineta remains today a

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of the

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in the

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. In addition it minted coins bearing the legend Ἀνινησίων. Its site is located near Bögdelik in Asiatic Turkey.

Bishopric

The Diocese of Anineta (Dioecesis Aninetensis) is a suppressed and

of the

in the

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of Asia. It was part of the

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and was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ephesus. The first bishop mentioned by any historical sources is Hermogene. the

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indicates he was a

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and disciple of St. Paul. Another two

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s of Anineta, are Teodoro who participated in the Ecumenical

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(431) and Mamas participated in the

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(451). Today Anineta survives as a titular bishopric and the seat is vacant.

Bishops

* Hermogenes * Teodoro ( fl 431AD) * Mamas (or Modesto) (fl 451AD ) * Paweł Latusek (13 November 1961 – 16 February 1973) Anineta
at catholic-hierarchy.org.

References

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