Gabula was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Syria, and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
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Location | Syria |
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Region | Aleppo Governorate |
Coordinates | 36°04′48″N 37°30′59″E / 36.08°N 37.516389°E |
Its modern location is presumed at the marsh of al-Jabbul (Sabkhat al-Jabbul, Djebbul, Djabbul) in present Syria.
Gabula was important enough in the Roman province of Syria Prima to be a Metropolitan Archdiocese in the sway of the Patriarchate of Antioch (the provincial capital Antioch on the Orontes), but was to fade, presumably at the advent of Islam.
It has had two historically documented incumbents :
The diocese was nominally restored in 1929 as a Latin Catholic titular archbishopric.
It is vacant since decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the intermediary (archiepiscopal) rank :
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