Patriarch of Jerusalem
The heads of several different Christian churches in Jerusalem now officiate as Patriarch of Jerusalem :
- The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the successor to the Old Church Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
- The Catholic Melkite-Greek "Patriarch of Antioch and the whole of the Orient" has also held the title of Patriarch of Jerusalem and Alexandria since 1838. He is thus nominally head of three early church patriarchates.
- The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has been the only Latin Patriarch in the East since 1954 and 1964 .
- The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem alone represents the Armenian Apostolic Church in Jerusalem. He received his title in the Middle Ages and is below a Catholicos rank .
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch and the Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan both consider themselves successors on the cathedra of the Apostle James the Lord Brother , who is considered the first bishop of Jerusalem.
The Melkite Patriarchate and the Latin Patriarchate are particular churches of the Roman Catholic Church .
Since Jerusalem was elevated to a patriarchate by the Council of Chalcedon in 451, but this is not recognized by the Oriental Orthodox Churches , neither the responsible Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan of Jerusalem (Patriarchate Antioch) nor the Coptic Orthodox Bishop in Jerusalem (Patriarchate Alexandria ) the title of patriarch. The Anglican (at the beginning also Union Protestant) bishop of Jerusalem never held the title of patriarch.
Web links
- Jerusalem Patriarchate - Website of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate