Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem

Eastern Catholic missionary jurisdiction in the Holy Land
Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem (Melkite Greek)

Hierosolymitana Melchitarum
Location
CountryPalestine (region)
Ecclesiastical provincePatriarchate of Antioch
Current leadership
PopeFrancis

The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem (Latin: Hierosolymitana Melchitarum) is a branch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church immediately subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Melkites. In 2023, Yasser Ayyash is the Vicar Apostolic of the Patriarch Youssef Absi.[1]

Its headquarters is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem.[2]

References

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy website, retrieved September 5, 2023
  2. ^ G Catholic website

External links

  • Patriarchal See of Jerusalem website
  • Melkite, Greek Catholic Patriarchate website

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