Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem explained

Jurisdiction:Patriarchal Dependent Territory
Jerusalem (Melkite Greek)
Latin:Hierosolymitana Melchitarum
Country:Palestine (region)
Province:Patriarchate of Antioch
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The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem (Latin: Hierosolymitana Melchitarum) is a branch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church immediately subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Melkites. In 2023, Yasser Ayyash is the Vicar Apostolic of the Patriarch Youssef Absi.[1]

Its headquarters is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djeme.html Catholic Hierarchy website, retrieved September 5, 2023
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/asia/5323.htm G Catholic website