Chaldean Catholic Territory of Jerusalem explained

Jurisdiction:Patriarchal Exarchate
Jerusalem (Chaldeaan)
Country:Israel
Denomination:Chaldean Catholic Church
Rite:East Syriac Rite
Established:1997
Patriarch:Louis Raphael I Sako
Bishop:Sede vacante[1]
Bishop Title:Patriarchal Exarch
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->

The Chaldean Catholic Territory Dependent on (or Patriarchal Dependency of) the Patriarch of Jerusalem is a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Chaldean Catholic Church sui iuris (Eastern Catholic: Chaldean Rite, Syriac language) covering the Holy Land (Palestine and Israel).

As Territory Dependent on the Patriarch, it is immediately subject to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon (actually in Baghdad, Iraq), without being part of his or any other ecclesiastical province.It is not entitled to a (Titular) Bishop as Ordinary, the incumbents use the style Protosyncellus (normally an official in an episcopal curia).

Patriarchal Vicars of Jerusalem

Patriarchal Vicars/exarch of Jerusalem

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chaldean Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate. 2020-10-13 . 2015-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150922143847/http://catholicchurch-holyland.com/?p=305 . The Catholic Church of the Holy Land . dead .
  2. Web site: Fr Paul Collin passed away in the night from Thursday 16 to Friday 17 of April 2020, may he rest in peace. live. 2021-10-04. catholic.co.il. https://web.archive.org/web/20201013144533/https://catholic.co.il/?view=article&id=17930 . 2020-10-13 .