Catholic Dioceses

in

State of Palestine (Palestine)

Palestine
by Typeby Nameby Ecclesiastical ProvinceVacantFormer
Ecclesiastical Jurisidictions (6)AscendingTypeChurches and Bishops
Jerusalem / Gerusalemme
Hierosolymitan(us) Latinorum		PatriarchateBasilica of the Holy Sepulchre Pro-Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Basilica of the Agony Basilica of the Annunciation Basilica of the Transfiguration Basilica of St. Stephen Dormition Abbey of the Virgin Mary St. Anne’s Church Carmelite Monastery of Stella Maris Emmaus Basilica of St. Cleophas Basilica of the Nativity Church of St. Catherine Church of St. Kyriaki Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (60) Bishop William Hanna Shomali (75) Bishop Rafic Nahra (66) Bishop Bruno Varriano, O.F.M. (53) Bishop Iyad Twal (52) Patriarch Michel Sabbah (92) Patriarch Fouad Twal (84) Bishop Salim Sayegh (90) Bishop Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo (80) Archbishop Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (77) Also covers Cyprus Cyprus, Israel Israel, Jordan Jordan.
Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite)
Hierosolymitan(us)		Patriarchal TerritoryGreek-Melkite Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin Archbishop Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash (69) Archbishop Joseph Jules Zerey (84) Archimandrite Mtanios Haddad, B.S.
Jerusalem (Chaldean Rite)
Hierosolymitan(us)		Patriarchal TerritoryAlso covers Israel Israel.
Jerusalem and Amman / Mont d’Amman (Armenian Rite)
Patriarchal ExarchateChurch of Our Lady of the Spasm Msgr. Nareg Naamoyan (53)Also covers Israel Israel, Palestine Palestine.
Jerusalem and Palestine (Maronite Rite)
Patriarchal ExarchateMaronite Monastery Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M. (71) Also covers Israel Israel.
Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) (Syriac Rite)
Hierosolymitan(us)		Patriarchal ExarchateChurch of St. Thomas Bishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan (45) Bishop Grégoire Pierre Melki (85) Also covers Israel Israel, Jordan Jordan.

Titular Metropolitan Sees (2, 1 united): Cesarea in Palæstina (Greek-Melkite Rite), Nazareth (united), Scythopolis

Titular Episcopal Sees (12): Archelaïs, Bethlehem, Bitylius, Capharnaum, Gaza, Ierichus, Maioren, Maiumas Gazæ, Menois, Neapolis in Palæstina, Raphia, Sycomazon

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