Catholic Dioceses

in

State of Palestine (Palestine)

Palestine
by Typeby Nameby Ecclesiastical ProvinceVacantFormer
Sui juris Jurisdictions (6)AscendingTypeChurches and Bishops
Patriarchate Jerusalem / GerusalemmePatriarchateBasilica 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.
Patriarchal Exarchate 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.
Patriarchal Exarchate Jerusalem and Palestine (Maronite Rite)Patriarchal ExarchateMaronite Monastery Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M. (71) Also covers Israel Israel.
Patriarchal Exarchate Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) (Syriac Rite)Patriarchal ExarchateChurch of St. Thomas Bishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan (45) Bishop Grégoire Pierre Melki (85) Also covers Israel Israel, Jordan Jordan.
Patriarchal Territory Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite)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.
Patriarchal Territory Jerusalem (Chaldean Rite)Patriarchal TerritoryAlso covers Israel Israel.

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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