Chalcedon (titular see)
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Chalcedon is a Catholic titular see
, having the status of archdiocese. During the seventeenth century, the title Bishop of Chalcedon was officially given to the Roman Catholic Bishop
of England
after 1623.
was an episcopal see at an early date; after the Council of Chalcedon
it became a metropolitan see, but without suffragans. There is a list of its bishops in Lequien, completed by Anthimus Alexoudes, revised for the early period by Pargoire. Among others are
The titular Latin see is suffragan of Nicomedia. Lequien mentions eight Latin bishops, from 1345 to 1443; Eubel has ten names, from 1293 to 1525. Five other titular bishops of the sixteenth century are mentioned in the "Revue bénédictine".
because King James I of England
agreed to allow a bishop to be named provided he did not have a title derived from an English See. The Bishop of Chalcedon had full authority over the regular priests and secular priests in England
, Wales
and Scotland
.
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
, having the status of archdiocese. During the seventeenth century, the title Bishop of Chalcedon was officially given to the Roman Catholic Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
after 1623.
History
ChalcedonChalcedon
Chalcedon , sometimes transliterated as Chalkedon) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor, almost directly opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari . It is now a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy...
was an episcopal see at an early date; after the Council of Chalcedon
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was a church council held from 8 October to 1 November, 451 AD, at Chalcedon , on the Asian side of the Bosporus. The council marked a significant turning point in the Christological debates that led to the separation of the church of the Eastern Roman Empire in the 5th...
it became a metropolitan see, but without suffragans. There is a list of its bishops in Lequien, completed by Anthimus Alexoudes, revised for the early period by Pargoire. Among others are
- St. Adrian, a martyr;
- St. John, Sts. Cosmas and Nicetas, during the Iconoclastic period;
- MarisMaris (bishop)Maris was a bishop of Chalcedon in the 4th century and a prominent backer of Arianism. He is also notable for confronting the anti-Christian emperor Julian the Apostate in 362 after going blind - in reply to Julian telling him "Thy Galilean God will not heal thy sight." He replied "I thank God for...
, the ArianArianismArianism is the theological teaching attributed to Arius , a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt, concerning the relationship of the entities of the Trinity and the precise nature of the Son of God as being a subordinate entity to God the Father...
; - Heraclianus, who wrote against the Manichæans and the Monophysites;
- Leo, persecuted by Alexius ComnenusAlexius ComnenusAlexios Komnenos, latinized as Alexius Comnenus, may refer to:* Alexios I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor * Alexios Komnenos , son of Isaac Komnenos* Alexios Komnenos , son of John II Komnenos...
.
The titular Latin see is suffragan of Nicomedia. Lequien mentions eight Latin bishops, from 1345 to 1443; Eubel has ten names, from 1293 to 1525. Five other titular bishops of the sixteenth century are mentioned in the "Revue bénédictine".
The title in England
The title refers to an ancient see in Asia MinorAsia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
because King James I of England
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
agreed to allow a bishop to be named provided he did not have a title derived from an English See. The Bishop of Chalcedon had full authority over the regular priests and secular priests in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Bishops
- Father William Bishop (1623-1624)
- Father Richard SmithFather Richard SmithRichard Smith , , was the second Bishop over England, Wales and Scotland after Catholicism was banned in England in 1559. He followed Father William Bishop who died in 1624.-Early life:Richard Smith was born in Lincolnshire, England...
(1624-1632)