Peltae

Peltae (Peltæ) was an Ancient city and bishopric in Asia Minor, which remains a Catholic titular see.

History

Pelte, near a place called Çivril in Anatolia (Asian Turkey), was important enough in the Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana Prima to be a suffragan of its capital Laodicea in Phrygia's metropolitan Archbishopric, but faded.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Titular bishopric under the names of Peltæ (Latin), adjective Pelten(us) / Pelte (Curiate Italian).

It is vacant since decades, having only had the following incumbent(s), so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :

  • Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki (1937.12.13 – 1950.03.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1937.12.13 – 1950.03.28), later Bishop of Saginaw (USA) (1950.03.28 – 1968.10.30), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Thiava (1968.10.30 – death 1968.12.10).

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