Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem

The Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (informally Jerusalem of the Syriacs) is a Patriarchal exarchate (missionary Eastern Catholic pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Syriac Catholic Church (Antiochian Rite in Syriac language and Arameic) for Palestine and Jordan.

Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Syrian)
Location
CountryPalestine, Jordan
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
5,341
Parishes3
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyriac Catholic Church
RiteAntiochian Rite
Established1892
CathedralChurch of Saint Thomas, Jerusalem
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchIgnatius Joseph III Yonan
Patriarchal ExarchCamil Afram Antoine Semaan

It is directly dependent on the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (with see in Beirut), but not part of his or any other ecclesiastical province, and depends in Rome on the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Church of Saint Thomas in Jerusalem.

History

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Established in 1991 as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan), on territory (Palestine and (Trans)Jordan) previously without proper Ordinary of the particular church sui iuris, which was governed as Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem of the Syriacs.

Patriarchal Exarchs of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan)

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References

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  1. ^ "From the Oriental Churches, 28.03.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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