List of parishes of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem with their church buildings

Notes on using the table

This list is sortable. The default setting begins with parishes in Jerusalem and then lists the parishes in alphabetical order of the parish locations, but divided into four blocks according to the four parish areas (1. Israel [without Jerusalem], 2. Jerusalem and Palestinian Autonomous Areas [without the preceding in the default setting Jerusalem itself], 3. Jordan and 4. Cyprus). In addition, the list can be sorted by the name of the parish (alphabetical), the patronage of the parish (alphabetical), the name of the church (alphabetical) and the parish area (alphabetical). Under Remarks you will find information on affiliated pastoral care offices, on the spelling of place names in foreign alphabets, on the location of the place, on the history of the parish and building or other events.

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem is an immediate ( exempte ) diocese of the Roman Catholic Church . 64 parishes ( parishes ) are subordinate to the patriarchate . The Patriarchate territorially includes Israel (without territorial expansion after 1967), Jordan , the Palestinian Autonomous Areas, the Israeli-administered areas in the West Bank and Cyprus . The Golan does not belong to the patriarchy.

Division of the parishes into areas

The 64 parishes with a good 78,000 Catholics and 85 diocesan priests (as of 2010) are divided into four parish areas. These are in alphabetical order:

• Israel (excluding Jerusalem), for which an episcopal vicar has been appointed in Nazareth ,
• Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, directly under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch,
• Jordan, for which an episcopal vicar has been appointed in Amman , and
• Cyprus, for which an episcopal vicar has been appointed in Nicosia .

The parish places, pastoral care offices and patron saints listed in the list follow the specifications of the Latin Patriarchate.

Parishes and pastoral offices with church buildings and chapels

Parish	Patronage of the parish	image	Church building	Remarks	Parish area
Jerusalem	Name of jesus		Co-cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus	The co- cathedral , completed in 1872, is part of the building complex of the Latin Patriarchate in the old town.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Jerusalem	Salvator		St. Salvatorkirche with black spire, to the right of it the turret and the gable of the co-cathedral name of Jesus.	The Salvatorkirche is located in the San Salvatore complex in the Christian Quarter of the old town.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Beit Hanina	Apostle James Zebedaei		St. Jacob Church	Beit Hanina ( Arabic بيت حنينا; Hebrew בית חנינא) is the pastoral care center of the parish Saint Salvator.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Jerusalem	Salvator		Terra Sancta College Chapel	Pastoral care center of the parish of Saint Salvator.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Akko	John the Baptist		St. Johannis Baptist Church		Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Beer Sheva	Patriarch Abraham		St. Abraham Church	There is also a Hebrew-speaking congregation near St. Abraham.	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Kafr Kanna	First miracle of Jesus		Latin wedding church	Built in 1880	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Eilat	Trinity		Trinity Church		Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Haifa	Joseph of Nazareth		St. Joseph Church	Built in 1961	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Jafa an-Naseriyye	Apostle John Zebedaei		St. Johannis Apostel Church	The Nazarene Jafa (يافة الناصره) is called Jafi'a in Hebrew (יָפִיעַ).	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Mateh Yehuda	Our Lady Mary of Palestine		Monastery Church of Our Lady Mary of Palestine	The church is part of the Deir Rafat Monastery .	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Nazareth	Annunciation by Archangel Gabriel		Annunciation Basilica	Archaeological excavations and new construction 1955–1969, consecrated March 23, 1969.	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Rameh	Anthony the Great		St. Anthony Church		Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Ramleh	Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea		St. Nicodemus and Joseph Church	There is a pastoral care center in Lod	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Reineh	Joseph the Worker		Church of St. Joseph the Worker		Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Schefa-'Amr	Joseph of Nazareth		St. Joseph Church		Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Tel Aviv-Jaffa	Anthony of Padua		St. Anthony Church	The neo-Gothic church is located in the Ajami district, south of Jaffa.	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Tel Aviv-Jaffa	Simon Peter		St. Peter Church	In addition to the Franciscans, the Hebrew-speaking community uses St. Peter's Church. The church, built in 1654, is located in the Jaffa district not far from the shore.	Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Tiberias	Simon Peter		Latin convent (Terra Sancta) with statue of Simon Peter.		Israel (excluding Jerusalem)
Abud	Sorrowful Mother		Church of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows		Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Ain Arik	Annunciation		Annunciation Church	The parish in Ain Arik (عين عريك) is looked after from Jerusalem.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Bait Jala	Annunciation		Annunciation Church	The church was built in 1858.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Bait Sahur	Our Lady of Fátima		Church of Our Lady		Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Bethlehem	Catherine of Alexandria		Church of St. Catherine with a column monument of Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus		Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Bir Zait	Immaculate Conception		Church of the Immaculate Conception		Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Jenin	Redeemer		Church of the Redeemer	Pastoral care centers exist in Birqin, Dahiyat Sabah-al-Cheir, Deir Ghazaleh, Jaalameh, Kafr Qud, Muqeibileh and Ya'bad.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Jifna	Joseph of Nazareth		St. Joseph Church	The place Jifna ( Arabic جفنا) is considered the biblical Ophni (עפני; ancient Greek Γοφνα , Gophna; Latin Cofna ; talmud .-- Hebrew בן גופנין, Ben Gufnin).	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Gaza	Holy Family		Church of the Holy Family		Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Jericho	Good shepherd		Church of the Good Shepherd	Built in 1924/1925.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Nablus	Savior at Jacob's well		Heilandskirche at the Jakobsbrunnen	The parish is looked after by Rafidia. There is a pastoral care center in Burqa (بُرقه).	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Rafidia , Nablus	Justin the Martyr		St. Justin Church	The church was built in 1887. Since 1966 Rafidia (رفيديا) to Nablus. Pastoral care centers exist in Azzun (عزّون) and Tulkarm .	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Ramallah	Holy Family		Church of the Holy Family	Parish founded in 1860. Church built in 1913.	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Taybeh	Redeemer		Church of the Redeemer	Consecrated in 1971. Replacement building for an older church in Taybeh (الطيبة).	Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Zababdeh	Mariae Visitation		St. Mary's Visitation Church		Jerusalem and Palest. autonomy
Ader and Rabba	Joseph of Nazareth		St. Joseph Church		Jordan
Adschlun	Paulus (Scha'ul) of Tarsus		St. Paul Church		Jordan
Amman	Joseph of Nazareth		St. Joseph Church	The church is located in the Jabel Amman district.	Jordan
Amman	Our Lady of Carmel		Church of Our Lady	The parish is located in the Jabel Hashimi district.	Jordan
Amman	Francis de Sales		Francis of Sales Church	The parish is located in the Dschabel Hussain district.	Jordan
Amman	Annunciation		Annunciation Church	The parish is located in the Jabel Luwaibdeh district	Jordan
Amman	Mary Mother of the Church		Church of St. Mariae Mother of the Church	The parish is in Marka (also called Hittin or Schneller ), a district that emerged from a refugee camp for Palestinians.	Jordan
Amman	Christ king		Christ the King Church	The parish is located in the Misdar district	Jordan
Amman	Mary of Nazareth		Latin Convention	The preaching place is in the Latin convent in the Sweifieh district.	Jordan
Amman	Heart of jesus		Sacred Heart Church	The parish is located in the Tilaa-el-Ali district.	Jordan
Amman	Umm Zuwaytina		Latin Convention	The preaching place is in the Latin convent in the Umm Zuwaytina district.	Jordan
Amman	Heart of jesus		Jesuit Center	The parish is English speaking and meets at the Jesuit Center	Jordan
Andjara	Visitation of Our Lady Mary		Church of Our Lady	Andjara is in the Adschlun district. There is a pastoral care center in Kufrindschi.	Jordan
Aqaba	Prophet Elias		Elias Church		Jordan
Fuhays	Mary of the Immaculate Heart		St. Mary's Church	Fuhays is the only predominantly Christian place in Jordan, with around 4,000 Catholics among the 13,000 inhabitants.	Jordan
Fuhays- Al-Alali	Our Lady of Grace		Latin Convention	The preaching place is in the Latin convent in Balad.	Jordan
Husn	Immaculate Conception		Church of the Immaculate Conception	Al-Husn (الحصن), near Irbid, was described by Seetzen , who stayed there in 1806.	Jordan
Irbid	Saint George		St. George's Church	There is a pastoral care center in Aydun	Jordan
Karak	Our Lady of the Rosary		Church of Our Lady		Jordan
Madaba	Beheading of John the Baptist		Church of St. John the Baptist Beheading		Jordan
Mafraq	Joseph of Nazareth		St. Joseph Church		Jordan
Maʿan	James the Little		St. James Church	Ma'an is written in Arabic معان, DMG Maʿān .	Jordan
Marj al-Hamam	Heart of jesus		Latin Convention	The preaching place is in the Latin Convention. Marj al-Hamam (مرج الحمام) forms the 27th district of Groß Ammans	Jordan
Na'ur	Heart of jesus		Latin convent, indicated by the second arrow from the right, on a panoramic photo of Na'ur around 1965.	The preaching place is in the Latin Convention. Na'ur (ناعور) now forms the 26th district of Groß Ammans.	Jordan
Rumaymin	Exaltation of the Cross , Exaltatio Sanctae Crucis		Latin Convention	The preaching place is in the Latin Convention. Rumaymin is a district of as-Salt	Jordan
Rusayfeh	Mary Mother of the Church		Church of St. Mariae Mother of the Church?		Jordan
Safout	Teresa de Jesús de Los Andes		Latin Convention	The preaching place is in the Latin Convention.	Jordan
Salt	Assumption Day		St. Mariae Himmelfahrt Church, top right in the picture.	As-Salt (السلط) goes back to the ancient somersaults ( ancient Greek Σαλτος ).	Jordan
Shatana	Annunciation		Latin Convention	The preaching place is in the Latin Convention.	Jordan
Smakieh	archangel Michael		Latin Convention	The preaching place is in the Latin Convention.	Jordan
Wahadinah	Prophet Elias		Elias Church	Al-Wahadinah is written in Arabic الوهادنه.	Jordan
Zarqa North	Twelve Apostles		Twelve Apostles Church		Jordan
Zarqa South	Pius X.		St. Pius Church		Jordan
Larnaka	Gratia Maria (Our Lady of Grace)		St. Mary's Church	A pastoral care office exists in the Franciscan convent in Agia Napa .	Cyprus
Limassol	Catherine of Alexandria		St. Catherine's Church	Built 1872–1879.	Cyprus
Nicosia	Holy cross		Holy Cross Church with wall to North Nicosia	Built between 1900 and 1902. The church is located in the buffer zone and the main entrance is blocked by the wall. There is a pastoral care center in Girne / Kyrenia in northern Cyprus .	Cyprus
Nicosia	Holy cross		Terra Sancta College Chapel	Pastoral care center of the parish Heilig Kreuz	Cyprus
Paphos	Our Lady of Chrysopolis		Church of Our Lady Mary of Chrysopolis (Panhagia Chrysopolitissa) in Kato-Paphos, here with Paul’s column, to which Paul is said to have been tied and whipped.	There is a pastoral care center in Polis Chrysochous.	Cyprus
Polis Chrysochous	Nicholas of Myra		St. Nicholas Church	The pastoral care center of Paphos has been a guest in this Orthodox church since 1992.	Cyprus

See also

• Deir Rafat

Web links

Commons : Parishes of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and their church buildings  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem , official English website.

Remarks

1. ↑ See "Parishes," on: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem , official website, accessed September 17, 2010.