Catholic dioceses in the Holy Land and Cyprus
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Catholic dioceses in the Holy Land and Cyprus is a multi-rite, international episcopate in Israel and Cyprus.
History[]
The only Latin hierarch, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, who outranks all others, sits in the Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, whereas the Eastern Catholic Bishops partake in rite-specific synods.
There is an Apostolic Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine as papal diplomatic representation (under embassy-level) in Jerusalem, an Apostolic Nunciature (embassy-level) in Amman, an Apostolic Nunciature (embassy-level) to Cyprus (in Nicosia), an Apostolic Nunciature to Israel in Jaffa.
Current jurisdictions[]
Latin[]
- Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, no suffragan, for all of the Holy Land (Palestine & Israel), Jordan and Cyprus.
Eastern Catholic[]
- Transnational
Maronite Catholic[]
- Antiochian Rite, under the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and the Whole Levant, at Beirut (Lebanon)
- Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land, in Israel, whose Archeparch holds the offices of Patriarchal Vicar of:
- Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine in the Palestinian Territories and
- Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan in Jordan
- Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus in Nicosia, for all Cyprus
Melkite Catholic[]
- Byzantine Rite, as titular Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem, ex officio holding the style of Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Akka (Israel, including Haifa, Nazareth and all Galilee)
- Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Jerusalem of the Melkites (a patriarchal vicariate for the Palestinian territories)
- Jordan: Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman and all Transjordan
Armenian Catholic[]
- Armenian Rite, under the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia (nominally in Asia Minor, but with cathedral See in Beirut, Lebanon)
- Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Amman, Exarchate with cathedral See in Jerusalem, for the Holy Land (Israel/ Palestine) and Jordan
Chaldean Catholic[]
- Chaldean Rite, under the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon, with a cathedral See in Baghdad
Syrian (Syriac) Catholic[]
- Antiochian Rite, under the Syrian Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, with a cathedral see in Beirut
- Syrian Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem, with cathedral see in Jerusalem, for the Holy Land (Palestine and Israel) and Jordan.
Defunct jurisdictions[]
Titular sees in the Holy Land[]
Palestinian Territories[]
- 4 Metropolitan Titular archbishoprics: Caesarea in Palæstina of the Romans, , Archdiocese of Nazareth and
- 10 Episcopal Titular bishoprics: , Diocese of Bethlehem, , , , , , , , .
Jordan[]
- Metropolitan Titular archbishopric: Archdiocese of Petra in Palæstina
- 20 Episcopal Titular bishoprics: , , , , , , , , , , , , Draso, , , , , , , .
Israel[]
- Archiepiscopal Titular archbishopric: Archdiocese of Nazareth
- 28 Episcopal Titular bishoprics: Diocese of Akka, , , , , , , , , , , , , Diocese of Hebron, , , ], , Diocese of Lydda, , , Ptolemais in Phœnicia * Ptolemais in Phœnicia, , , Diocese of Tiberias, , .
Titular sees in Cyprus[]
- 2 Metropolitan Titular archbishoprics: Archdiocese of Nicosia,
- 17 Episcopal Titular bishoprics: , , , , , , , , Diocese of Famagusta, , , Diocese of Nemesi, Diocese of Paphus, , , , .
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Lists of Roman Catholic dioceses by country
- Roman Catholic dioceses by country
- Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem