Anaea (or Anæa) () is an ancient city, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic

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. It gave its name to its modern location, Anya (Kadıkalesi) in the coastal village of Soğucak situated to the south of

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History

From the Archaic period, Anaea was a mainland dependency of

Samos Samos (, also ; , ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese archipelago, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the Mycale Strait. It is also a separate reg ...

. In times of stasis (civil strife) in Samos, the losing party would often flee to Anaea, from which they would eventually mount counter-attacks. After the defeat of the Revolt of Mytilene, when

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was anchored at

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, a deputation of

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from Anaia came to him. A detailed Samian law dealing with the sale and distribution of grain from Anaea and the establishment of a lending fund from the profits survives from the

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. Anaea was important enough in the

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to become a

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bishopric of its capital

's Metropolitan Archbishopric. Yet it would fade. In 1413 it was conquered by the

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.Paw prints from eighth century found in ancient castle in Turkey’s west
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Archeology

Archaeologists discovered many ceramics. The presence of so many ceramics in different colors, shapes and designs confirms that there was a rich production capacity in Anaea. They also revealed paw prints of cats and dogs on bricks and tiles dating back to the 8th century. These traces belong to animals which walked on these potteries when they were left to dry by producers. There is also a castle which served as an acropolis for many years and was home to a church built in the 5th century. After the Ottomans conquered the city they build a mosque next to the church. The Ottomans used the castle as a shield during

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Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Anæa (Curiate Italian form Anea). It is vacant for decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank : * William Tibertus McCarty,

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(C.SS.R.) (1943.01.02 – 1948.03.11), as

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of the then

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(USA) (1943.01.02 – 1947.04.10) and

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of Rapid City '1947.04.10 – 1948.03.11), later succeeded as Bishop of

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(USA) (1948.03.11 – 1969.09.11), emeritate as Titular Bishop of

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(1969.09.11 – 1971.01.13) * Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín (1948.03.13 – 1961.04.07) as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(Cuba) (1961.04.07 – 1971.06.30), restyled Bishop of Cienfuegos–Santa Clara (Cuba) (1971.06.30 – 1971.07.24) * Giovanni Picco (1962.11.15 – death 1984.08.14), initially as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(Italy) (1962.11.15 – 1967)

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