Lead seal of Theodore, Metropolitan of Tarsus (late 7th century)
The first recorded bishop of Tarsus, Helenus, went to Antioch several times in connection with the dispute concerning Paul of Samosata.[1]Le Quien[2] mentions twenty-two of its bishops, of whom several are legendary.
At about the end of the 10th century, the Armenians established a diocese of their rite; Saint Nerses of Lambron was its most distinguished representative in the 12th century.
^ a bLe Quien, Michel (1740). "Ecclesia Tarsensis". Oriens Christianus, in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus: quo exhibentur ecclesiæ, patriarchæ, cæterique præsules totius Orientis. Tomus secundus, in quo Illyricum Orientale ad Patriarchatum Constantinopolitanum pertinens, Patriarchatus Alexandrinus & Antiochenus, magnæque Chaldæorum & Jacobitarum Diœceses exponuntur (in Latin). Paris: Ex Typographia Regia. cols. 869–876. OCLC 955922747.
^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Tarsus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 984