Archdiocese of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}

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Bishop(s) Fouad Twal, Patriarch Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo, Auxiliary Bishop Salim Sayegh, Auxiliary Bishop Michel Sabbah, Patriarch Emeritus Kamal Hanna Bathish, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Erected: 23 July 1847 Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Palestinian Territory, Occupied Official Web Site: http://www.lpj.org/ Mailing Address: Patriarcat Latin, P.O. Box 14152, 91141 Jerusalem [Old City] Telephone: (02)628.23.23; 627.22.80 Fax: 627.16.52

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Rodrigo Carvajal † (20 Feb 1523 Appointed - 1539 Died)
• Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti † ( 1575 Appointed - 29 Oct 1591 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• Camillo Massimo † (15 Dec 1653 Appointed - 12 Sep 1677 Died)
• Bandino Panciatici † (14 Oct 1689 Appointed - 21 Apr 1718 Died)
• Francesco Martelli † (21 Jul 1698 Appointed - 28 Sep 1717 Died)
• Pompeio Aldrovandi † (23 Mar 1729 Appointed - 9 Jul 1734 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Montefiascone)
• Paulus Augustus Foscolo † (15 Mar 1830 Appointed - 4 Oct 1847 Appointed, Patriarch of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said))
• Giuseppe Valerga † (17 May 1847 Appointed - 1872 Died)
• Vinceno Bracco † (21 Mar 1873 Appointed - 1889 Died)
• Luigi Biavi (Piavi), O.F.M. † (28 Aug 1889 Appointed - 24 Jan 1905 Died)
• Filippo Camassei † (6 Dec 1906 Appointed - 15 Dec 1919 Retired)
• Luigi Barlassina † (8 Mar 1920 Appointed - 27 Sep 1947 Died)
• Alberto Gori, O.F.M. † (21 Nov 1949 Appointed - 25 Nov 1970 Died)
• Pier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. † (31 Aug 1959 Appointed - 15 Jul 1963 Died)
• Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti † (25 Nov 1970 Succeeded - 11 Dec 1987 Retired)
• Michel Sabbah (11 Dec 1987 Appointed - 21 Jun 2008 Retired)
• Fouad Twal (21 Jun 2008 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
23 July 1847	Erected		Archdiocese of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	32,912	3,120,000	1.1%	59	223	282	116		378	862	52	ap1951
1970	50,071	5,935,350	.8%	69	275	344	145		436	1,148	55	ap1971
1980	56,301			94	266	360	156		472	1,221	63	ap1981
1990	62,955			90	278	368	171		480	1,099	64	ap1991
1998	77,000			75	293	368	209	1	549	1,144	65	ap2001
2002	77,000			78	293	371	207	1	549	1,144	65	ap2003
2004	77,000			79	293	372	206		498	1,144	65	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader (Priest: 13 Jun 1975 to 24 May 2008)
• Kamal Hanna Bathish (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr 1993 to 9 Jun 2007)
• Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (Priest: 24 Jun 1972 to 8 Sep 2005)
• Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr 1993)
• Michel Sabbah (Patriarch: 11 Dec 1987 to 21 Jun 2008)
• Salim Sayegh (Priest: 28 Jun 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Nov 1981)
• Fouad Twal (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Sep 2005; Patriarch: 21 Jun 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ambroise Abdo †
• Pompeio Aldrovandi † (Titular Patriarch: 23 Mar 1729 to 9 Jul 1734)
• Pasquale Appodia † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Feb 1891)
• Luigi Barlassina † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Aug 1918; Patriarch: 8 Mar 1920 to 27 Sep 1947)
• Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti † (Priest: 15 Apr 1933; Coadjutor Patriarch: 21 Sep 1965; Patriarch: 25 Nov 1970 to 11 Dec 1987)
• Luigi Biavi (Piavi), O.F.M. † (Patriarch: 28 Aug 1889 to 24 Jan 1905)
• Vinceno Bracco † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1866; Patriarch: 21 Mar 1873 to 1889)
• Filippo Camassei † (Patriarch: 6 Dec 1906 to 15 Dec 1919)
• Rodrigo Carvajal † (Patriarch: 20 Feb 1523 to 1539)
• Pier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 31 Aug 1959 to 15 Jul 1963)
• Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti † (Patriarch: 1575 to 29 Oct 1591)
• Francesco Fellinger † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Feb 1929 to 22 Jul 1940)
• Paulus Augustus Foscolo † (Patriarch: 15 Mar 1830 to 4 Oct 1847)
• Vincent Gelat † (Priest: 21 Jun 1908; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 1948 to 19 Jan 1968)
• Alberto Gori, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 21 Nov 1949 to 25 Nov 1970)
• Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Aug 2003 to 23 Jun 2005)
• Hanna Kaldany † (Priest: 8 Jul 1945; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jan 1964 to 22 Feb 1994)
• Godric Kean † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jul 1924 to Dec 1928)
• Francesco Martelli † (Titular Patriarch: 21 Jul 1698 to 28 Sep 1717)
• Camillo Massimo † (Titular Patriarch: 15 Dec 1653 to 12 Sep 1677)
• Bandino Panciatici † (Titular Patriarch: 14 Oct 1689 to 21 Apr 1718)
• Neemeh Simaan † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Sep 1965 to 25 May 1981)
• Giuseppe Valerga † (Patriarch: 17 May 1847 to 1872)