Patriarchal Territory of Gerusalemme
Territory dependent on the patriarchal Church · Melkite Greek Catholic Church · Gerusalemme, Israel
Byzantine-rite patriarchal dependent territory of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Jerusalem, held directly by the Melkite Patriarch of Antioch (Youssef Absi), who permanently bears the title of Patriarch of Jerusalem. It is governed on his behalf by a patriarchal vicar, Archbishop Yasser Ayyash, appointed 9 February 2018. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Jerusalem.
The see
- Rank
- Territory dependent on the patriarchal Church
- Tradition
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1834
- Patron
- Nossa Senhora da Anunciação
- Annuario code
- 001000551
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 6,500
- Priests
- 12
- Catholics per priest
- 542
- Extent
- 6,300 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.0
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Yasser Ayyash (Patriarchal Vicar)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem stands in Gerusalemme, 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.
The province of Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch
The sees of this province:
- Archeparchy of Akka, San Giovanni d'Acri, TolemaideAkka
- Archeparchy of Baalbek, Ba'lbek, EliopoliBaalbek
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].