Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan

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Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan (Maronite)
St Charbel Maronite Church in Al Arz, Amman.jpg
St. Charbel Maronite Church
Location
Country Jordan
Coordinates 31°52′35″N35°52′49″E / 31.87631150°N 35.88023660°E / 31.87631150; 35.88023660 Coordinates: 31°52′35″N35°52′49″E / 31.87631150°N 35.88023660°E / 31.87631150; 35.88023660
Statistics
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2018)
1,000 [1] [2]
Parishes2
Information
Sui iuris church Maronite Church
Rite West Syro-Antiochene Rite
EstablishedOctober 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)
CathedralSt. Charbel Maronite Church
Secular priests 1
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Patriarchal Exarch Moussa El-Hage

Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan is a patriarchal exarchate of the Maronite Church, [3] immediately subject to the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. In 2018, there were 1,000 members. [2] It is currently governed by Archeparch Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M.

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Territory and statistics

The Exarchate extended its jurisdiction over the Maronite Catholic faithful of Jordan, and it is seated in Amman. It includes two parishes and had 1,000 members in 2018. [2] [4]

History

On May 5, 1985, two years after the International Eucharistic Congress held in Jerusalem, was inaugurated in the Holy Land a Patriarchal Vicariate to meet Lebanese Maronites that lived there [5] until then directly dependent on the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre.

The patriarchal exarchate of Jordan was erected on October 5, 1996.

Since its erection it was entrusted to the pastoral care of Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land, who is its in persona episcopi.

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References

  1. ↑ maronite-heritage.com
  2. 1 2 3 "Maronite Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ↑ [Libreria Editrice Vaticana, ed. (2007). Annuario Pontificio. p. 1168. ISBN   9788820979089]
  4. ↑ Catholic-Hierarchy
  5. ↑ Louis Wehbe, O.C.S.O. (2001). «The Maronites of the Holy Land: A Historical Overview». The Journal of Maronite Studies 5 (July-December)
  6. ↑ press.vatican.va
  7. ↑ press.vatican.va
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