Daldis (), was a town on the borders of

ancient Lydia Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. At some point before 800 BC, the Lyd ...

and

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, a former

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, and is now a

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. It also minted coins in antiquity with the legend Δαλδιανων. It also bore the name Flaviocaesaria or Phlabiokaisareia, which is not attested among ancient authors but is reconstructed from

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and other evidence.

History

The ancient city of Daldis was located near Nardi Kale in

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(modern Asian

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). It was in

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. Ramsay believed it was on the Meander River, near the towns of Apollonos-Hieron and Tripolis. The mother of the ancient Greek philosopher and professional diviner

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was from Daldis. The town

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ed its own

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with the epigraph Δαλδιανων. It was important enough in the

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to become a

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bishopric of the Metropolitan See of Sardes, but the city latter faded.

Bishopric

The diocese was founded in early

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and sent delegates to many important councils. Bishops include: *Paul, attendee at Council of Nicaea *Theodore attendee at

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680. * John attended

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(787).

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, Oriental Christanus
p892
*Apiphanius attended the Photius Council (869–870) The

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was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin Catholic

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. It is vacant, having had the following incumbents, both of the lowest (episcopal) rank: * Titular Bishop Charles Weber (萬賓來), Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (1937.12.02 – 1946.04.11),

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of the then Yizhoufu (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946), promoted suffragan Bishop of Yizhoufu (April 11, 1946 – August 7, 1970) * Titular Bishop Henry Theophilus Klonowski (1947.05.10 – 1977.05.06),

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(USA) (1947.05.10 – 1973.05.15)

Gallery

Daldis coin, Lydia, 138-192 AD.jpg, Coin of Daldis, legend ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, dated to 138-192 Daldis coin, Lydia, 193-211 AD.jpg, Coin of Daldis, legend ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, dated to 193-211 Daldis medallion, Lydia, 238-244 AD.jpg, Medallion of Daldis, legend ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, dated to 238-244 Daldis coin, Lydia, 244-249 AD.jpg, Coin of Daldis, legend ΔΑΛΔΙΑΝΩΝ, dated to 244-249

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