Hieron (Caria)
Hieron was an ancient city and former bishopric in ancient Caria, Asia Minor, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see as Hieron.
History
Hieron, now Avsarkale in Asian Turkey, was important enough in the Roman province of Caria to become a suffragan of its capital Stauropolis's Metropolitan, in the sway of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.It has no historically documented bishops, but was mentioned in the Byzantine Empire's Notitia Episcopatuum, from the edition of pseudo-Epifanio, under emperor Heraclius I, until Byzantine emperor Leo VI and existed still in the thirteenth century.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933: Established as Latin Titular bishopric of Hieron / Geron / HieritanIt has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :
- Theodor Breher, Missionary Benedictines as only Apostolic Vicar of Yanji 延吉 ; previously only Apostolic Prefect of Yanji 延吉 ; later first Bishop of Yanji 延吉
- John Louis Morkovsky as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Amarillo ; later succeeded as Bishop of Amarillo, Titular Bishop of Tigava as Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston–Houston succeeding as Bishop of Galveston–Houston, died 1990
- Léo Blais as emeritate, previously Bishop of Prince-Albert and Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal
- Gerard Clifford, first as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Armagh and as emeritate
- Michael Joseph Boulette as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of San Antonio .