Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)

Hierosolymitanus

Bishop(s)

Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash, Protosyncellus
Joseph Jules Zerey, Protosyncellus Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Patriarchal Dependent Territory
Elevated: 1998
Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Melkite Greek Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition
Country: Palestine
Mailing Address: Patriarcat Grec-Melkite Catholique, Porte de Jafa, B.P. 14130, 91141 Jerusalem
Telephone: (02)628.20.23
Fax: 628.66.52

Historical Details

Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
- Latin Name: Hierosolymitanus
- Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
- Country: Palestine
Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
- Latin Name: Hierosolymitanus
- Elevated: 1992
- Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
- Country: Palestine

Past and Present Ordinaries

Mélèce Fendé † ( 1838 Appointed - 1846 Resigned)
Ambroise Abdo (Abdou) † ( 1860 Appointed - 1864 Appointed, Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek))
Ambroise Abdo (Abdou) † (24 Dec 1875 Appointed - 1876 Died)
Germanos (Ignace) Mouakkad (Mouaqqad) † ( 1880 Appointed - 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek))
Eutimio Zulhof, B.S. † ( 1886 Appointed - 13 Jun 1886 Appointed, Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek))
Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † ( 1895 Appointed - 1898 Resigned)
Paul-Raphaël Abi Mourad † ( 1903 Appointed - 1919 Resigned)
Cyrille Riza (Rizq) † ( 1921 Appointed - 1926 Resigned)
Gabriel Abou-Saada † ( 1948 Appointed - 1 Mar 1965 Died)
Mikhayl Assaf † ( 1948 Appointed - 19 Sep 1948 Appointed, Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek))
Hilarion Capucci, B.A. † (30 Jul 1965 Appointed - 1974 Resigned)
Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. ( 1975 Appointed - 5 Dec 2000 Confirmed, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek))
Georges Michel Bakar, Ist. del Prado (9 Feb 2006 Appointed - 5 Jan 2008 Resigned)
Joseph Jules Zerey (4 Jun 2008 Appointed - 5 Feb 2018 Resigned)
Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash (9 Feb 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
1992	Elevated	Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)	Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
1998	Elevated	Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)	Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)

1969 6,500 7 11 18 361 11 65 9 ap1971

Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)

Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)

2011 3,300 7 3 10 330 2 13 28 8 ap2012

2012 3,300 7 5 12 275 2 15 28 8 ap2013

2015 3,160 8 4 12 263 2 4 32 8 ap2016

2018 3,783 9 5 14 270 6 5 23 7 ap2019

2020 3,762 7 5 12 313 5 5 23 7 ap2021

2022 3,900 7 5 12 325 5 5 10 7 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
1969	6,500	7	11	18	361		11	65	9	ap1971
Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek)
2011	3,300	7	3	10	330	2	13	28	8	ap2012
2012	3,300	7	5	12	275	2	15	28	8	ap2013
2015	3,160	8	4	12	263	2	4	32	8	ap2016
2018	3,783	9	5	14	270	6	5	23	7	ap2019
2020	3,762	7	5	12	313	5	5	23	7	ap2021
2022	3,900	7	5	12	325	5	5	10	7	ap2023