The name of "Pacandus" owes it origin, without doubt, to the bishopric of Acanda in Lycia (Asia Minor), whose bishop, Panaetius, signed in 458 the letter of the bishops of Lycia to Emperor Leo I, and which is mentioned in the Notitiae Episcopatuum from the seventh to the thirteenth century among the suffragans of Myra.
The name "Pacandus" originates from the bishopric of Acanda in Lycia (Asia Minor), specifically referencing Panaetius, the bishop who signed a letter to Emperor Leo I in 458 AD. This information is documented in the Notitiae Episcopatuum, which lists Acanda as one of the suffragans of Myra during that period.