▁a ▁metropol itan ▁see ▁by ▁ 1 3 0 0 . ▁Ber rho ea ▁is ▁today ▁listed ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁as ▁a ▁tit ular ▁see . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁partition ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁it ▁was ▁all otted ▁to ▁Mac ed onia ▁Prima ▁and ▁its ▁see ▁made ▁suff rag an ▁to ▁Th ess al onica . ▁ ▁Under ▁And ron icus ▁II ▁( 1 2 8 3 - 1 3 2 8 ) ▁B ero ea ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁metropol is . ▁ ▁The ▁Greek ▁metropol it ans ▁added ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Na ous sa , ▁a ▁neighbour ing ▁city . ▁It ▁has ▁now ▁about ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁b ish ops ▁Among st ▁its ▁b ish ops ▁were , ▁ ▁The ▁Bib lic al ▁On es im us , ▁Ger ont ius ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁S ard ica ▁in ▁ 3 4 4 , ▁ ▁Luke ▁at ▁the ▁Lat roc in ium ▁of ▁E ph es us ▁in ▁ 4 4 9 , ▁ ▁Tim othy ▁at ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁under ▁the ▁Patri arch ▁Men as ▁in ▁ 5 3 6 , ▁ ▁Joseph ▁at ▁the ▁E ighth ▁O ec umen ical ▁Council ▁in ▁ 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁un - named ▁Catholic ▁bishop ▁in ▁ 1 2 3 5 ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Tit ular ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁Ber rho ea ▁▁▁ ▁Alfred o ▁Ott av iani ▁ ▁( ▁ ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1