Diospolis

Diospolis ('Zeus-city' < Greek Διός 'Zeus' (genitive) + πόλις 'city') may refer to the following places and jurisdictions :

in Asia 

• The Hellenistic Colonia Lucia Septimia Severa Diospolis in Palestine, later Byzantine Lydda, a multiple (former) (arch)bishopric and Latin titular see under both names (separately); now Lod in modern Israel
  • The Synod of Diospolis in above Lydda, which acquitted Pelagius of heresy
• The first known name of Laodicea on the Lycus in Phrygia, Anatolia

in Egypt

• Diospolis Magna (Great Zeus-City) or Diospolis Superior, Greco-Roman names of Pharaonic Thebes, ancient name Waset, a former bishopric and present Catholic titular see
• Diospolis Parva (Little Zeus-City) or Diospolis Inferior, Greco-Roman names of Pharaonic Hiw, ancient name Hut-Sekhem, a former bishopric and present Catholic titular see

in Europe 

• Ancient name of Yambol, city and bishopric in Thrace, now in Bulgaria and a Latin Catholic titular see