Archeparchy of the patriarchate Akka, Israel
Archeparchy of Akka, San Giovanni d'Acri, Tolemaide
Ptolemaiden(sis)
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic (Byzantine-rite) archeparchy of Akka (Acre), erected as an eparchy in 1753 and elevated to archeparchy on 18 November 1964, serving Melkite faithful in Galilee and northern Israel. It belongs to the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, with its seat at St. Elijah Cathedral in Haifa. Archeparch Youssef Matta was appointed 18 March 2019.
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- Established
- 1753
- Catholics
- 73,921
- Priests
- 40
- Territory
- 20,991 km²
Parishes and churches
36 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Saint Elijah Cathedral (Mar Elias)Haifa · CathedralView parish
- AnnunciationJaffa of NazarethView parish
- AnnunciationNazarethView parish
- Church of the DormitionArrabehView parish
- Dormition of the VirginIqritView parish
- Dormition of the VirginMi'lyaView parish
- Dormition of the VirginRamehView parish
- Nativity of the VirginHaifaView parish
- Notre Dame of the Wedding at CanaKfar CanaView parish
- Our Lady of GalileeRenehView parish
- Our Lady of Galilee (Bouke'a-Makhoul)Peki'in (Bouke'a)View parish
- Saint Andrew the ApostleAkkoView parish
- Saint Andrew the ApostleMazra'aView parish
- Saint Anthony the GreatMakrView parish
- Saint ElijahFassoutaView parish
- Saint ElijahIsfiyaView parish
- Saint Gabriel (Mahattat El Carmel)HaifaView parish
- Saint GeorgeEilabounView parish
- Saint GeorgeHorfeishView parish
- Saint GeorgeIbillinView parish
- Saint GeorgeJedaidehView parish
- Saint GeorgeJenin/ZababdehView parish
- Saint GeorgeMagharView parish
- Saint GeorgePeki'in (Bouke'a)View parish
- Saint GeorgeTarshihaView parish
- Saint GeorgeZababdehView parish
- Saint Gregory (Wadi al-Jimal)HaifaView parish
- Saint John the BelovedDeir HannaView parish
- Saint JosephSakhninView parish
- Saint NicholasWadi SallamehView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Youssef Matta
- Born
- 3 December 1968
- Birthplace
- Nazareth
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The cathedral
St. Elijah Cathedral, Haifa stands in Akka, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.