Castabala

Castabala may refer to :

Castabala (city)

Castabala (Greek: Καστάβαλα), also known as Hieropolis and Hierapolis [ad Pyramum] (Ίεράπολις) was a city in Cilicia (modern southern Turkey), near the Ceyhan River (ancient Pyramus).

The Turkish town of Kırmıtlı, in the Osmaniye district of Osmaniye Province, sits atop the ruins of the ancient city.

History

The city was important enough in the Roman province of Cilicia Secunda to become a suffragan of its capital Anazarbus's Metropolitan Archbishopric, but would fade.

Titular see

The Diocese of Castabala is a titular bishopric of the Catholic Church reflecting its active status in Late Antiquity.

It has had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank :