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New Knowledge on Certain Early Christian Dioceses in the Eastern Adriatic Region

The results are presented of the most recent research into Early Christian dioceses in the regions that were part of the Roman province of Dalmatia. It has come to light that four of these, having been cited in the literature from the time of Daniele Farlati (1690-1773) to the present, did not exist ; eight dioceses had seats in places located along the eastern Adriatic maritime route (Salona, Iader, Arba, Epitaurum, Catharum, Scardona, Senia, and Muccurum) ; bishops of three dioceses resided in settlements located along the main road from Aquileia (northeastern Italy) to Constantinople (Byzantine capital) in the eastern Adriatic hinterland (Naronitan, Sarsenterensis, Ludroensis). Only the Bestoen Diocese was situated in the central part of Dalmatia, in a place located on the Salona - Argentaria (Srebrenica, northeast Bosnia) main road. The bishops of at least two dioceses did not dwell in the settlements after which their dioceses were named (Epitauritan, Scardonitan). Four dioceses consisted of dispersed or scattered parishes (Bestoe, Sarsenterum, Ludrum, and Muccurum).

The Roman province of Dalmatia, Early Christian dioceses, new knowledge

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