Bria (Phrygia)


Bria is a former ancient city and bishopric in Asia Minor, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Its site was traditionally located near Burgaz; but modern scholars treat it as unlocated.

History

Bria was important enough in the late Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana Prima to become a suffragan of Laodicea in Phrygia, the Metropolitan Archbishopric, in the sway of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
The see isn't mentioned by Michel Lequien in his Oriens Christianus.
Its only historically documented Suffragan Bishop was Macedonius, partaking in the council of Constantinople called in 536 by Patriarch Menas to condemn the Monophysite Patriarch Severus of Antioch and his followers as heretics.
It faded like most, apparently before the seventh century, being mentioned in none of the series of Notitiae episcoporum which starts then.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric of Bria, Latin adjective Brian.
It is vacant since decades, having had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :