Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land
The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land (English: The Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land ACOHL , French: Assemblée des Ordinaires Catholiques de Terre Sainte AOCTS ) is an initiative of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land .
The initiative was founded by the Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine to promote unity within the Church of the Holy Land. Pope John Paul II approved the statutes on January 27, 1992. The assembly is composed of the Catholic ordinaries of the various rites responsible for the territory of the Holy Land, including Israel , Palestine , Jordan and Cyprus . The aim is the unity and promotion of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, in particular the coordination of the Catholic community and the exchange of information among one another.
President is the Maronite Bishop Moussa El-Hage OAM ; The General Secretary is Pietro Felet SCJ . Its headquarters are in the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center in Jerusalem .
The members of the Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land are (as of 2020):
- Moussa El-Hage OAM , Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land and Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine and Jordan
- Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM , Roman Catholic Archbishop and Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Joseph Soueif , Maronite Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Cyprus
- Joseph Gébara , Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia ( Jordan )
- Youssef Matta , Melkite-Greek-Catholic Archbishop of Akka
- Michel Sabbah , Emeritus Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Fouad Twal , Emeritus Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Pierre Mouallem SMSP , Melkite-Greek-Catholic Old Archbishop of Akka
- Camil Afram Antoine Semaan Syrian Catholic Patriarchal Exarch for the Palestinian Territories , Israel and Jordan
- Nersès Zabbara , Armenian Catholic Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad
- Yasser Ayyash , Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop and Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem
- Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo , Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- William Shomali , Roman Catholic Patriarchal Vicar of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem for Jordan
- Kamal-Hanna Bathish , Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Selim Sayegh , Roman Catholic Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem for Jordan
- Francesco Patton OFM, Curator of the Holy Land
- Jerzy Kraj OFM, Roman Catholic Patriarchal Vicar to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem for Cyprus
- Hanna Kildani , Roman Catholic Patriarchal Vicar Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem for Israel
- Rafic Nahra , Roman Catholic Patriarchal Vicar Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem for the Hebrew-speaking Catholics
- Zaid Adel Habbaba , Chaldean Catholic Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan
- Jean-Daniel Gullung AA , Director of the Episcopal Committee for Consecrated Life (CERTS)
- Sr. Bruna Fasan , President of the Union of Religious Superiors of Women in the Holy Land (USRTS)
- Pietro Felet SCJ, General Secretary
Web links
- Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land ACOHL
- Contribution from the Christian Media Center on youtube.com
Individual evidence
- ^ A b "Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land" on catholicchurch-holyland.com , accessed June 17, 2020
- ^ A b "Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land: Members" at catholicchurch-holyland.com , accessed on June 17, 2020
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