Rabba

Rabba (Arabic: الربة‎‎) is a town in Jordan in the Karak Governorate. As Ancient Areopolis, it is a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see.

It is about 15 kilometers away from the city of Al Karak itself. It has a population of about 9,000.

Rabba has been known as Rabbath Moab. In the Hellenistic and Roman times it was called Areopolis. ( Greek name). It was one of the two leading cities of the Karek Plateau at this time.

Areopolis is mentioned by Ptolemy,Eusebius, who cited the terrrifying nature of the place, Hierocles and Stephen of Byzantium,Sozomen and also the Notitia Dignitatum The town is shown on the Tabula Peutingeriana and the Madaba map and is attested to on numerous milestones. Areopolis also minted its own coin between 193 and 222AD

Rabba is home to Nabatean ruins, which are located along the main street in the center of town. They consist of a temple and a cavernous ancient reservoir. There are many smaller ruins scattered all over town albeit not as extensive.

Areopolis was important enough in the Late Roman province of Palestina Tertia to become a suffragan of its capital Petra's Metropolitan Archbishopric, but was to fade.

Known Bishops include:

In the 18th century, the diocese was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric Areopolis (Areopoli in Curiate Italian) and had the following incumbents of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank. Bishops include:

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