594:
58:) to the southeast of the Caspian Sea in the fifth century for a community of Christians deported from Roman territory. The bishop Domitian 'of the deportation of Gurgan', evidently from his name a Roman, was present at the synod of Dadishoʿ in 424, and three other fifth- and sixth-century bishops of Gurgan attended the later synods, the last of whom, Zaʿura, was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Ezekiel in 576. The bishops of Gurgan probably sat in the provincial capital
1520:
69:, Gurgan was a suffragan diocese of the province of Rai in 893. It is doubtful whether either diocese still existed at the end of the thirteenth century. The last-known bishop of Rai, ʿAbd al-Masih, was present at the consecration of ʿAbdishoʿ II in 1075 as 'metropolitan of Hulwan and Rai', suggesting that the episcopal seat of the bishops of Rai had been transferred to Hulwan. According to the
51:(northern Iran), the diocese of Rai (Beth Raziqaye) is first mentioned in 410, and seems to have had a fairly uninterrupted succession of bishops for the next six and a half centuries. Bishops of Rai are first attested in 424 and last mentioned towards the end of the eleventh century.
1558:
528:
84:
The priest
Abraham 'of the great church of Aksondnokre' was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Acacius in 486, on behalf of the bishop Joseph of Rai.
17:
376:
1548:
1288:
1247:
1242:
1186:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1014:
989:
919:
759:
615:
111:
The metropolitan ʿAbd al-Masih of 'Hulwan and Rai' was present at the consecration of ʿAbdishoʿ II in 1075, and died at an unknown date during his reign.
1350:
1278:
1268:
1237:
1191:
1105:
1019:
994:
984:
829:
620:
578:
521:
73:
of 1007/08, the diocese of 'Gurgan, Bilad al-Jibal and Dailam' had been suppressed, 'owing to the disappearance of
Christianity in the region'.
1501:
1496:
1491:
1283:
1196:
1141:
1110:
1084:
964:
934:
909:
874:
844:
824:
814:
749:
610:
1486:
1471:
1466:
1451:
1446:
1436:
1421:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1371:
1366:
1355:
1293:
1212:
1201:
1181:
1166:
1161:
1151:
1120:
1024:
974:
954:
864:
854:
849:
839:
804:
784:
769:
630:
625:
583:
1136:
1069:
944:
899:
754:
683:
1543:
688:
514:
87:
The priest and secretary Ahaï was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Babaï in 497, on behalf of the bishop Joseph of Rai.
1334:
1323:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1273:
1252:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1176:
1171:
1156:
1146:
1125:
1115:
1100:
1095:
1079:
1074:
1064:
1054:
1029:
1009:
1004:
999:
979:
969:
959:
949:
939:
924:
914:
904:
894:
889:
884:
879:
869:
859:
834:
819:
809:
799:
789:
779:
764:
739:
723:
718:
708:
703:
698:
693:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
635:
573:
1456:
1431:
349:
119:
The bishop
Domitian of 'the deportation of Gurgan' was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Dadishoʿ in 424.
1553:
537:
496:
475:
447:
423:
744:
391:
1506:
97:
The bishop Ahron, 'metropolitan of the
Raziqaye', was previously a disciple of Sabrishoʿ of Beth Qoqa, who died
1476:
1416:
774:
129:
1298:
1257:
1217:
91:
1426:
1059:
555:
1441:
1396:
65:
The diocese of Rai was raised to metropolitan status in 790 by the patriarch
Timothy I. According to
1461:
39:, between the eighth and twelfth centuries. The province of Rai had a suffragan diocese for Gurgan.
1481:
1376:
551:
321:
122:
The bishop
Abraham of Gurgan was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of Babaï in 497.
327:
De catholicis seu patriarchis
Chaldaeorum et Nestorianorum commentarius historico-chronologicus
81:
The bishop David of Rai was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of
Dadishoʿ in 424.
439:
Pour un Oriens
Christianus Novus: Répertoire des diocèses syriaques orientaux et occidentaux
593:
345:
8:
1524:
1034:
541:
36:
506:
492:
471:
443:
433:
419:
409:
372:
66:
32:
128:
The bishop Zaʿura of Gurgan was among the signatories of the acts of the synod of
90:
The bishop Daniel 'of the
Raziqaye' adhered by letter to the acts of the synod of
486:
465:
458:
The Book of Governors: The Historia Monastica of Thomas, Bishop of Marga, AD 840
437:
413:
334:
325:
104:
The bishop Mark of Beth Bgash was appointed metropolitan of Rai by the patriarch
559:
1537:
54:
An East Syriac diocese was established in the Sassanian province of Gurgan (
105:
1407:
1397:
1325:
1314:
1259:
1203:
1127:
1086:
790:
125:
The bishop Peter of Gurgan was deposed by the patriarch Mar Aba I in 540.
361:
48:
59:
467:
The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913
55:
1519:
1406:
415:
Communautés syriaques en Iran et Irak des origines à 1552
488:
The martyred Church: A History of the Church of the East
1559:
Christian organizations established in the 8th century
536:
351:
Synodicon orientale ou recueil de synodes nestoriens
108:immediately after his consecration on 15 July 893.
1535:
491:. London: East & West Publishing Limited.
584:Dioceses of the Church of the East after 1552
579:Dioceses of the Church of the East, 1318–1552
522:
1549:Dioceses of the Assyrian Church of the East
636:Patriarchal Province of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
574:Dioceses of the Church of the East to 1318
529:
515:
484:
463:
339:Bibliotheca Orientalis Clementino-Vaticana
18:Rai (East Syrian Ecclesiastical Province)
320:
114:
14:
1536:
344:
510:
246:History of Mar Sabrishoʿ of Beth Qoqa
76:
432:
408:
371:
24:
1544:Dioceses of the Church of the East
25:
1570:
1518:
592:
855:Beth Tabyathe and the Kartawaye
470:. Louvain: Peeters Publishers.
300:
287:
278:
269:
266:Mari, 130 (Arabic), 114 (Latin)
260:
251:
239:
357:. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale.
230:
221:
212:
203:
190:
177:
168:
159:
142:
13:
1:
418:. London: Variorum Reprints.
313:
174:Chabot, 285, 315, 328 and 368
42:
35:metropolitan province of the
1432:Erbil (Chaldean archeparchy)
1304:Tus and Abrashahr (Nishapur)
390:(2): 357–384. Archived from
7:
1427:Erbil (East Syriac diocese)
1408:
1398:
1326:
1315:
1260:
1204:
1128:
1087:
791:
556:Assyrian Church of the East
550:Hierarchy divided into the
442:. Beirut: Orient-Institut.
10:
1575:
1554:Church of the East in Iran
1351:dioceses from 1318 to 1552
485:Wilmshurst, David (2011).
464:Wilmshurst, David (2000).
1515:
1343:
780:Ardashir Khurrah (Shiraf)
732:
644:
601:
590:
566:
548:
552:Chaldean Catholic Church
322:Assemani, Giuseppe Luigi
135:
1525:Christianity portal
740:Abiward and Shahr Piroz
341:(4 vols, Rome, 1719–28)
368:(3 vols, Beirut, 1962)
29:Metropolitanate of Rai
1126:Niffar, Nil and al-Nu
955:Harran and Callinicus
645:Exterior metropolitan
602:Interior metropolitan
456:Wallis Budge, E. A.,
346:Chabot, Jean-Baptiste
115:The Diocese of Gurgan
1253:Shenna d'Beth Ramman
835:Beth Mazunaye (Oman)
699:Kashgar and Nevaketh
659:Beth Tuptaye (Tibet)
1356:dioceses after 1552
1080:Mashmahig (Bahrain)
870:Bih Shabur (Kazrun)
800:Badisi and Qadistan
654:Beth Sinaye (China)
1344:Post-1318 dioceses
1233:Seleucia-Ctesiphon
1015:Karka d'Beth Slokh
694:Islands of the Sea
542:Church of the East
434:Fiey, Jean Maurice
410:Fiey, Jean Maurice
384:Parole de l'Orient
377:"Médie chrétienne"
373:Fiey, Jean Maurice
366:Assyrie chrétienne
257:Sliba, 80 (Arabic)
77:The Diocese of Rai
37:Church of the East
1531:
1530:
1360:
1172:Qasr and Nahrawan
647:provinces to 1318
604:provinces to 1318
67:Eliya of Damascus
16:(Redirected from
1566:
1523:
1522:
1411:
1401:
1346:
1329:
1318:
1263:
1258:Shigar and Beth
1207:
1167:Qarta and Adarma
1131:
1091:altha and Hnitha
1090:
1075:Mashkena d'Qurdu
985:Hormizd Ardashir
890:Dasqarta d'Malka
794:
733:dioceses to 1318
596:
531:
524:
517:
508:
507:
502:
481:
453:
429:
405:
403:
402:
396:
381:
358:
356:
331:
307:
304:
298:
291:
285:
282:
276:
273:
267:
264:
258:
255:
249:
243:
237:
234:
228:
225:
219:
216:
210:
207:
201:
194:
188:
181:
175:
172:
166:
165:Fiey, POCN, 85–6
163:
157:
150:Médie chrétienne
146:
21:
1574:
1573:
1569:
1568:
1567:
1565:
1564:
1563:
1534:
1533:
1532:
1527:
1517:
1511:
1392:Atel and Bohtan
1353:
1349:
1345:
1339:
1152:Prath d'Maishan
1050:Mahoze d'Arewan
1025:Karka d'Maishan
770:Aoustan d'Arzun
728:
646:
640:
603:
597:
588:
562:
544:
535:
505:
499:
478:
450:
426:
400:
398:
394:
379:
354:
335:Assemani, J. S.
316:
311:
310:
305:
301:
292:
288:
283:
279:
274:
270:
265:
261:
256:
252:
244:
240:
235:
231:
226:
222:
217:
213:
208:
204:
195:
191:
182:
178:
173:
169:
164:
160:
147:
143:
138:
117:
79:
45:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1572:
1562:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1529:
1528:
1516:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1404:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1363:
1361:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1337:
1332:
1324:Yemen and Sana
1321:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1238:Shahpur Khwast
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
736:
734:
730:
729:
727:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
650:
648:
642:
641:
639:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
607:
605:
599:
598:
591:
589:
587:
586:
581:
576:
570:
568:
564:
563:
560:schism of 1552
549:
546:
545:
534:
533:
526:
519:
511:
504:
503:
497:
482:
476:
461:
460:(London, 1893)
454:
448:
430:
424:
406:
369:
359:
342:
332:
317:
315:
312:
309:
308:
299:
286:
277:
268:
259:
250:
238:
229:
220:
211:
202:
189:
176:
167:
158:
140:
139:
137:
134:
116:
113:
78:
75:
44:
41:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1571:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1541:
1539:
1526:
1521:
1514:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1352:
1342:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1106:Mihraganqadaq
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1020:Karka d'Ledan
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
737:
735:
731:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
704:Katai and Ong
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
651:
649:
643:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
608:
606:
600:
595:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
571:
569:
565:
561:
557:
553:
547:
543:
539:
532:
527:
525:
520:
518:
513:
512:
509:
500:
498:9781907318047
494:
490:
489:
483:
479:
477:9789042908765
473:
469:
468:
462:
459:
455:
451:
449:9783515057189
445:
441:
440:
435:
431:
427:
425:9780860780519
421:
417:
416:
411:
407:
397:on 2021-06-19
393:
389:
385:
378:
374:
370:
367:
363:
360:
353:
352:
347:
343:
340:
336:
333:
329:
328:
323:
319:
318:
303:
296:
290:
281:
272:
263:
254:
247:
242:
233:
224:
215:
206:
199:
193:
186:
180:
171:
162:
155:
151:
145:
141:
133:
131:
126:
123:
120:
112:
109:
107:
102:
100:
95:
93:
88:
85:
82:
74:
72:
68:
63:
61:
57:
52:
50:
40:
38:
34:
30:
19:
1347:
1182:Qube d'Arzun
1147:Piroz Shabur
975:Hesna d'Kifa
929:
850:Beth Rahimaï
845:Beth Nuhadra
840:Beth Moksaye
713:
567:Time periods
487:
466:
457:
438:
414:
399:. Retrieved
392:the original
387:
383:
365:
350:
338:
326:
302:
294:
289:
280:
271:
262:
253:
245:
241:
232:
223:
214:
205:
197:
192:
184:
179:
170:
161:
153:
149:
144:
127:
124:
121:
118:
110:
106:Yohannan III
103:
98:
96:
89:
86:
83:
80:
70:
64:
53:
46:
28:
26:
1192:Ram Hormizd
990:Hrbath Glal
865:Beth Zabdaï
820:Beth Daraye
621:Beth Huzaye
616:Beth Garmaï
362:Fiey, J. M.
306:Chabot, 368
284:Chabot, 315
275:Chabot, 285
236:Chabot, 366
227:Chabot, 315
218:Chabot, 307
209:Chabot, 285
33:East Syriac
1538:Categories
1348:(See also:
1096:Merw i-Rud
860:Beth Waziq
830:Beth Lapat
825:Beth Dasen
815:Beth Bgash
745:Adarbaigan
558:after the
401:2018-08-18
314:References
152:, 378–82;
49:Tabaristan
43:Background
1243:Shahrgard
1070:Masabadan
1005:Jerusalem
885:Darabgard
795:Aïn Sipne
765:Al-Rustaq
750:Al-Bariya
719:Samarqand
412:(1979) .
71:Mukhtasar
60:Astarabad
1492:Shemsdin
1387:Ardishai
1269:Shushter
1248:Shahrzur
1228:Segestan
1137:Nihawand
1121:Nahargur
1065:Marmadit
1040:Khanijar
760:Al-Qabba
669:Damascus
611:Adiabene
554:and the
538:Dioceses
436:(1993).
375:(1970).
348:(1902).
324:(1775).
132:in 576.
94:in 554.
56:Hyrcania
1472:Nisibis
1447:Hakkari
1442:Gazarta
1417:Berwari
1402:Amadiya
1294:Tamanon
1284:Taimana
1274:Soqotra
1264:Arabaye
1197:Ramonin
1142:Nineveh
1101:Meskene
1035:Kashkar
1000:Istakhr
995:Ispahan
945:Hamadan
935:Haditha
925:Gubeans
900:Dinawar
895:Delasar
875:Dabarin
775:Armenia
631:Nisibis
626:Maishan
540:of the
330:. Roma.
130:Ezekiel
31:was an
1502:Tuleki
1477:Salmas
1462:Mardin
1457:Kirkuk
1422:Cyprus
1372:Alqosh
1319:Ukbara
1299:Tirhan
1223:Salmas
1218:Salakh
1187:Radani
1162:Qaimar
1157:Pusang
1132:maniya
1055:Mardin
1045:Lashom
1030:Karman
965:Hebton
930:Gurgan
920:Gawkaï
915:Eshnuq
880:Dairin
810:Barhis
755:Al-Kuj
724:Tangut
684:Hulwan
664:Dailam
495:
474:
446:
422:
293:Fiey,
187:, 85–6
183:Fiey,
148:Fiey,
92:Joseph
1507:Zakho
1487:Sehna
1482:Seert
1467:Mosul
1437:Gawar
1382:Anzel
1367:Ahwaz
1289:Tahal
1116:Muqan
1111:Mosul
1060:Marga
980:Hirta
970:Herat
960:Hatta
950:Hamir
940:Hagar
910:Erbil
905:Egypt
805:Balad
785:Arzun
689:India
679:Herat
395:(PDF)
380:(PDF)
355:(PDF)
248:, 188
196:Fiey
156:, 124
136:Notes
101:650.
1452:Jilu
1412:Aqra
1377:Amid
1354:and
1335:Zabe
1309:Urmi
1279:Susa
1213:Rima
1208:aïna
1202:Resh
1177:Qish
1010:Jews
709:Merv
674:Fars
493:ISBN
472:ISBN
444:ISBN
420:ISBN
297:, 86
295:POCN
200:, 86
198:POCN
185:POCN
154:POCN
27:The
1497:Tis
714:Rai
47:In
1540::
1085:Ma
386:.
382:.
364:,
337:,
99:c.
62:.
1409:ʿ
1399:ʿ
1358:)
1330:a
1327:ʿ
1316:ʿ
1261:ʿ
1205:ʿ
1129:ʿ
1088:ʿ
792:ʿ
530:e
523:t
516:v
501:.
480:.
452:.
428:.
404:.
388:1
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.