DIOCESE OF PANNONIA

The 'Diocese of Pannonia' (Latin: Dioecesis Pannoniarum), later known as 'Diocese of Illyricum', was a diocese of the Late Roman Empire. The seat of the ''vicarius'' (deputy of the diocese) was Sirmium.

Contents

History

Structure

Vicars

Later usage of the term

Sources

See also

External links

History

It was originally part of the Praetorian prefecture of Italy, and later part of the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum. After the latter's partition in 379, it was again joined to the Prefecture of Italy as the ''Diocese of Illyricum''.
Diocese of Pannonia was one of the two dioceses in the eastern quarters of the Tetrarchy not belonging to the cultural Greek half of the empire (the other was Dacia), and was transferred to the western empire when Theodosius I fixed the final split of the two empires in 395.

Structure

The Diocese of Pannonia included the Roman provinces of Pannonia Prima, Pannonia Valeria, Pannonia Savia, Pannonia Secunda, Noricum Mediterraneum, Noricum Ripensis and Dalmatia.

Vicars

★ Valerius Licinius (308-314).

Later usage of the term

In the 9th century, ''Diocese of Pannonia'' was also a name of the ecclesiastical territory of the Christian church whose archbishop was Saint Methodius. [1]

Sources

★ The Times History of Europe, Times Books, London, 2001.

See also

★ Pannonia

★ Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum

★ Illyricum (Roman province)

External links

★ Illyricum

★ Map of the Diocese of Pannonia

★ Map