Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine

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Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine (Maronite)
Location
Country Palestine
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
540[citation needed]
Parishes 3
Information
Denomination Maronite Church
Rite West Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established 5 October 1996
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Patriarchal Exarch Moussa El-Hage
Website
http://www.maronitejerusalem.org/

Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine[1] is an patriarchal exarchate of the Maronite Church[2] immediately subject to the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. In 2012 there were 504[citation needed] members. It is currently governed by archeparch Moussa El-Hage, OAM.

Territory and statistics

The exarchate extends its jurisdiction over the Maronite Catholic faithful living in East Jerusalem and in the territories of the State of Palestine.

It includes three parishes and in 2012 there were 540 members.[3]

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[4] until then directly dependent on the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre.

Since its erection the patriarchal exarchate on October 5, 1996 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.

Patriarchal Vicars

  • Augustine Harfouche (1975-1996)[5][6]

Patriarchal Exarchs

References

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