bishop of Antioch

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• Antioch — 1) A prosperous trading city on the River Orontes, in the north of the Roman province of Syria, with a substantial and tolerated Jewish population. After the execution of Stephen, Christians arrived from Jerusalem to begin missionary work… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Antioch — on the Orontes (] The population was estimated by Chrysostom at about 100,000 people at the time of Theodosius I. Between 252 and 300, ten assemblies of the church were held at Antioch and it became the seat of one of the four original… …   Wikipedia

• Antioch, Pisidia — Antioch in Pisidia ndash; alternatively Antiochia in Pisidia or Pisidian Antioch ( el. Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Πισιδίας) and in Roman Empire, Latin: Antiochia Caesareia or Antiochia Caesaria ndash; is a city in the Turkish Lakes Region, which is at the… …   Wikipedia

• Antioch (disambiguation) — Antioch may refer to:PlacesIn Asia: *Antioch on the Orontes (Syrian Antioch), now Antakya in Turkey * Antioch on the Cydnus, Tarsus (city), now in Turkey * Antioch, Mygdonia, former name of Nisibis; in ancient Mesopotamia, now Nusaybin in Turkey… …   Wikipedia

• Bishop — A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is one of the three ministerial offices within Christianity, the other two being… …   Wikipedia

• Meletius of Antioch, Saint — ▪ bishop died 381, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey]; feast day February 12       bishop of Antioch whose name is attached to the Meletian schism that split the church of Antioch in the 4th century.       Meletius, who was by origin Armenian …   Universalium

• Eustathius of Antioch, Saint — ▪ bishop of Antioch also called  Eustathius The Great  born , Side, Pamphylia died c. 337, possibly in Thrace; feast day: Western Church, July 16; Eastern Church, February 21       bishop of Antioch who opposed the followers of the condemned… …   Universalium

• Antioch — Antiochian /an tee oh kee euhn/, n., adj. /an tee ok /, n. 1. Arabic, Antakiya. Turkish, Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300 64 B.C. 66,520. 2. a city in W California. 43,559. * * * Turkish Antakya City (pop …   Universalium

• Bishop of Rome — bishopric bishopric=Rome province=Rome diocese=Rome founded=1st century cathedral=St. John Lateran incumbent=Pope Benedict XVI signs=The Bishop of Rome is the bishop of the Holy See, more often referred to in the Catholic tradition as the Pope.… …   Wikipedia

• bishop — Although ‘bishops’ are mentioned five times in the NT and the qualifications for the office defined (1 Tim. 3:1–7), the translation of the Greek episcopos has been controversial: although used by AV, NRSV, and REB, in NJB the term is ‘presiding… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Church of Antioch —     The Church of Antioch     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church of Antioch     (Antiocheia, Antiochia)     I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE CITY     Of the vast empire conquered by Alexander the Great many states were formed, one of which… …   Catholic encyclopedia