Patriarchal Exarchate Jerusalem
| Patriarchal Exarchate Jerusalem | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syrian Catholic Church |
| Country |
Palestinian Territory Israel Jordan |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Patriarchate of Antioch |
| Patriarchal Exarch | Camil Afram Antoine Semaan |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Grégoire Pierre Melki |
| founding | 1892 |
| surface | 116,633 km² |
| Parishes | 3 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Residents | 17,963,732 |
| Catholics | 5,261 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 2 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,754 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| Friars | 1 (2018 / AP2019 ) |
| rite | West Syrian Rite |
| Liturgical language |
Arabic Syriac |
| cathedral | St. Thomas, Jerusalem |
The Patriarchal Exarchate Jerusalem ( Latin Hierosolymitanus ) is a Patriarchal Exarchate of the Syrian Catholic Church located in the Palestinian Territories , Israel and Jordan and has its seat in Jerusalem . It includes three parishes: in Jerusalem (St. Thomas), Bethlehem (St. Joseph) and Amman (Mary's Conception).
history
The Jerusalem Patriarchal Vicariate was founded in 1892. The seat of the patriarchal exarch was initially near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem until it was moved to Bethlehem in 1948 . He returned to Jerusalem in 1965. Since 1973 the seat of the Patriarchal Exarch has been on Chaldean Street, where the Church of St. Thomas, the adjoining Foyer Saint Thomas and the Youth Center were founded in 1986 . In 1991 the vicariate was elevated to an exarchate.
Patriarchal Vicars of Jerusalem
- Moussa Sarkis (1892 -?)
- Thomas Bahi (1904 -?)
- Meiki Yacob (1923 -?)
- Yohanna Mustekawi (1927 -?)
- Ephrernm Haddad (1932 -?)
- Yohanna Karoum (1948 -?)
- Naoum Yacob (1959 -?)
- Jacques Naoum (1972–1978)
- Grégoire Pierre Abdel-Ahad (1978–1991)
Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem
- Grégoire Pierre Abdel-Ahad (1991-2000)
- Grégoire Pierre Melki (2002-2020)
- Camil Afram Antoine Semaan (since 2020)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1998 | 10,298 | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3,432 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1,550 | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 1,550 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
See also
Web links
- Entry on Patriarchal Exarchate Jerusalem on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Patriarchal Exarchate Jerusalem on gcatholic.org (English)