Honorias

Provincia Honorias
Ὁνωριάς
Province of the Diocese of the East, Byzantine Empire
c.380–7th century
Capital Claudiopolis
Historical era Late Antiquity
  division of the Roman Empire c.380
  Disestablished 7th century
Today part of  Turkey

Honorias (Greek: Ὁνωριάς) was a late Roman province encompassing parts of Bithynia and Paphlagonia in Asia Minor (modern Asian Turkey).

Its capital was Claudiopolis (modern Bolu), and its governor held the modest rank of praeses.

History

The province was established under Theodosius I and named after his younger son Honorius. It formed part of the Diocese of Pontus, bordering with Bithynia in the west, Galatia Prima in the south and Paphlagonia in the east.

In the administrative reforms of Emperor Justinian I, the province was united with that of Paphlagonia and formed a new province of Paphlagonia, under a governor styled praetor Iustinianus.

Aside from the capital Claudiopolis, the major cities and episcopal seats of the province listed in the Synecdemus were Prusias and Tium.

Episcopal sees

Episcopal sees of Honorias listed in the Annuario Pontificio as titular sees:[1]

References

  1. Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013
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