Patriarchal exarchate Jerusalem, Israel
Apostolic Exarchate of Gerusalemme e Palestina
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic (West Syro-Antiochene rite) patriarchal exarchate with jurisdiction over Maronite faithful in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. It was erected on 5 October 1996. Its seat is the Maronite Convent in Jerusalem, and it is held in union with the Maronite Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land.
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- Established
- 1996
- Catholics
- 504
- Priests
- 1
- Territory
- 6,300 km²
Parishes and churches
2 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Maronite Convent (Our Lady of the Annunciation)Jerusalem · CathedralView parish
- Saint Charbel Maronite MonasteryBethlehemView parish
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The bishop
- Patriarchal Exarch
- Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M.
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The cathedral
Maronite Convent, Jerusalem stands in Jerusalem, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
An exarchate of the Maronite Patriarchate within the Maronite Church, the Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine answers immediately to the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. Its membership stood at 504 in 2017, and its present governor is archeparch Moussa El-Hage, OAM.