ɛkstˈænt dˈɑːkjuːmənts pɹəvˈaɪd ðə nˈeɪm ʌv tˈuː ʌv ɪts ˈɜːli bˈɪʃəps: hˈɜːmiːˌɑːn ænd ˌæθɐnˈeɪsɪəs, ðə lˈæɾɚɹ ʌv hˈuːm tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə sˈɛkənd kˈaʊnsəl ʌv ˈɛfɛsəs ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.
Extant documents provide the name of two of its early bishops: Hermaeon and Athanasius, the latter of whom took part in the Second Council of Ephesus in 449.