Catholic Church

Patriarchal Sees (Patriarchates) (1)

Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) (2)

Patriarchal Exarchates (3)

Territories Dependent on the Patriarch (2)

Roman Rite (1): Jerusalem

Armenian Church (1): Jerusalem and Amman

Chaldean Church (1): Jerusalem

Greek-Melkite Church (2): Akka, Jerusalem

Maronite Church (2): Haifa and Holy Land, Jerusalem and Palestine

Syriac Church (1): Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan)

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Cathedrals (2)

Basilicas (4)

World Heritage Churches (1)

Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Saints: 89 Saints, 4 Blesseds

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Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Jerusalem

Area: 20,330 km²

Population: 8,299,706

Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Egypt , ↖ Cyprus , ↑ Lebanon , → Jordan , → Palestine

Religions: Jewish 74.7%, Muslim 17.7%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 4%

Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)

Ethnic Groups: Jewish 74.7% (of which Israel-born 76.3%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 16.2%, Africa-born 4.8%, Asia-born 2.7%), non-Jewish 25.2% (mostly Arab)

Area: 20,770 km²

Catholic Population: 323,000 Catholics (3.4% of 9,379,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 88 parishes, 2 other centres

Clergy: 15 bishops (3 diocesan, 12 titular), 452 priests (164 diocesan, 288 religious), 13 permanent deacons (8 diocesan, 5 religious)

Non-Clergy: 996 religious (137 brothers, 859 sisters), 1 member of secular institutes (sister), 141 major seminarians, 8 missionaries, 90 catechists