Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem
Appearance
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Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem (Melkite Greek) Hierosolymitana Melchitarum | |
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Location | |
Country | Palestine (region) |
Ecclesiastical province | Patriarchate of Antioch |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Jerusalem (Latin: Hierosolymitana Melchitarum) is a branch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church immediately subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Melkites. In 2023, Yasser Ayyash is the Vicar Apostolic of the Patriarch Youssef Absi.[1]
Its headquarters is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Jerusalem.[2]