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

Gabula
Gabula (Syria) is located in Syria
Gabula (Syria)
Shown within Syria
LocationSyria
RegionAleppo Governorate
Coordinates36°04′48″N 37°30′59″E / 36.08°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

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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

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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

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References

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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.