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Καισαρείας δὲ τῆς Παλαιστίνης

, and

Caesarea of Palestine

are directly attested at Unknown, Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.1-5. This passage was written ca. 350-380 C.E. possibly in Antioch. The Apostolic Constitutions is a long didactic text purporting to have been compiled by the apostles, in particular Peter, to guide the early Church in matters of morality, worship, and governance. It was probably composed in Syrian Antioch during the late 4th century. In the list of bishops installed by the apostles, the unknown author names the first three bishops of Caesarea.

(1) Περί δὲ τῶν ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν χειροτονηθέντων ἐπισκόπων ἐν τῇ ζωῇ τῇ ημετέρᾳ γνωρίζομεν ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσὶν οὗτοι. (2) ῾Ιεροσολύμων μὲν ᾽Ιάκωβος ὁ τοῦ κυρίου ἀδελφός, οὗ τελευτήσαντος δεύτερος Συμεὼν ὁ τοῦ Κλωπᾶ, μεθ᾽ ὃν τρίτος ᾽Ιούδας ᾽Ιακώβου· (3) Καισαρείας δὲ τῆς Παλαιστίνης πρότερον μὲν Ζακχαίος ὅποτε τελώνης, μεθ᾽ ὃν Κορνήλιος καὶ τρίτος Θεόφιλος· (4) ᾽Αντιοχείας δὲ Εὐόδιος μὲν ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ Πέτρου, ᾽Ιγνάτιος δὲ ὑπὸ Παύλου· (5) τῆς δὲ ᾽Αλεξανδρέων ᾽Αννιανὸς πρῶτος ὑπὸ Μάρκου τοῦ εὐαγγελιστοὺ κεχειροτόνηται, δεύτερος δὲ ᾽Αβίλιος ὑπὸ Λουκᾶ καὶ αὐτοῦ εὐαγγελιστού ...

[Ed. Metzger 1987 [cited by book-chapter-section]]

(1) Concerning those bishops who have been ordained in our lifetime, we inform you that they are these: (2) At Jerusalem, James the brother of our Lord; upon his death, the second was Simeon son of Cleopas; and after him, the third was Judas son of James. (3) At Caesarea of Palestine, the first was Zacchaeus, once a publican; after him was Cornelius; and the third was Theophilus. (4) At Antioch, Euodius was installed by me, Peter; and Ignatius, by Paul. (5) At Alexandria, Annianus was the first, installed by Mark the evangelist; the second was Avilius, by Luke, another evangelist.

[Trans. J. L. Rife with ref. to Metzger 2012] [The Cornelius identified as the second bishop of Caesarea may recall the centurion who appears in Acts 10:1-8, but that is not certain.]

Works Cited

[...] 7.46.1-5
[...] 276-277

[Acts 10:1-8

Luke 19:1-10]

[Alexandria

Antioch

Jerusalem]

[Annianus, bishop

Avilius, bishop

Cornelius, centurion

Euodius, bishop

Ignatius, bishop

James, disciple

Jesus Christ

Luke, evangelist

Mark, evangelist

Paul, saint

Peter, saint

Simeon son of Cleopas, bishop

Theophilus, bishop

Zacchaeus, early Christian]

[Christian bible

Christianity

Government and Law]