Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in Palestine

Palestine
DateAscendingChange
UnknownTitular Episcopal See of Archelaïs was established
UnknownTitular Episcopal See of Capharnaum was established
UnknownTitular Episcopal See of Hiericho was established
30Diocese of Jerusalem was established
100Diocese of Gaza was established
135Diocese of Jerusalem was renamed as Diocese of Aelia Capitolina
300Metropolitan Archdiocese of Scythopolis was established
325Diocese of Aelia Capitolina was renamed as Diocese of Jerusalem
400Diocese of Maiumas Gazæ was established
451Diocese of Jerusalem was promoted as Patriarchal See of Jerusalem
600Diocese of Gaza was suppressed
900Diocese of Maiumas Gazæ was suppressed
1099Patriarchal See of Jerusalem was restored
1100Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nazareth was established (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trani)
1109Diocese of Bethlehem–Ascalon was established
1200Metropolitan Archdiocese of Scythopolis was suppressed
1223Diocese of Bethlehem–Ascalon was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Bethléem à Clamecy)
1295Patriarchal See of Jerusalem was demoted as Titular Patriarchal See of Jerusalem
1327Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nazareth was suppressed (to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nazareth in Barletta)
1462Titular Episcopal See of Bethlehem was restored
1500Titular Episcopal See of Maioren was established
1600Titular Episcopal See of Maioren was suppressed
1600Titular Metropolitan See of Scythopolis was restored
1603Titular Episcopal See of Bethlehem was suppressed
1700Diocese of Nablus (Maronite Rite) was established
1820Diocese of Nablus (Maronite Rite) was suppressed
1838.02.01Titular Patriarchal See of Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1838.02.01Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1840Titular Episcopal See of Bethlehem was restored (from former Diocese of Bethléem à Clamecy)
1847.10.04Patriarchal See of Jerusalem was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo)
1860.04.21Titular Metropolitan See of Nazareth was restored (no longer united)
1895Titular Episcopal See of Gaza was restored
1908Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem (Chaldean Rite) was established
1925Titular Episcopal See of Hiericho was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Jericho
1925Titular Metropolitan See of Nazareth was suppressed
1927Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1929Titular Episcopal See of Bitylius was established
1929Titular Episcopal See of Jericho was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Jerichus
1929Titular Metropolitan See of Nazareth was restored
1933Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Cesarea in Palæstina
1933Titular Episcopal See of Maiumas Gazæ was restored
1933Titular Episcopal See of Menois was established
1933Titular Episcopal See of Neapolis in Palæstina was established
1933Titular Episcopal See of Raphia was established
1933Titular Episcopal See of Sycomazon was established
1947Titular Episcopal See of Capharnaum was suppressed
1961Titular Episcopal See of Cesarea in Palæstina (Greek-Melkite Rite) was promoted as Titular Metropolitan See of Cesarea in Palæstina
1971Titular Episcopal See of Jerichus was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Ierichus
1989Titular Metropolitan See of Nazareth was suppressed (united to Archdiocese of Trani–Barletta–Bisceglie)
1991Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Maronite Rite) was established
1991Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem (Chaldean Rite) was promoted as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem
1991Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite) was promoted as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem
1991Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) (Syriac Rite) was established
1991.10.01Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Armenian Rite) was established
1996Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Maronite Rite) was suppressed
1996.10.05Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine (Maronite Rite) was established
1997Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Chaldean Rite) was demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Jerusalem
1997Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite) was demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Jerusalem
1998Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Armenian Rite) was demoted as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Amman and Jerusalem
2001Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Amman and Jerusalem (Armenian Rite) was promoted as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman
2023Titular Patriarchal See of Jerusalem (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed

Last updated on 2024.12.24

© 2025 GCatholic.org

Up