The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem () is the

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ecclesiastical

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Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

, officially seated in the

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. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the

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Catholics of the Archdiocese of Jerusalem with jurisdiction for all Latin Catholics in

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and

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; he also holds the office of grand prior of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. It is exempt, being directly subject to the

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(and exceptionally its Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, which normally handles Eastern Catholics). It is not within an

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, and has no metropolitan functions. The Patriarchate was originally established in 1099, with the

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encompassing the territories in the

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newly conquered by the

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. From 1374 to 1847 it was a

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, with the patriarchs of Jerusalem being based at the Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in

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re-established a resident Latin patriarch in 1847. The title of

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in the Latin Church is retained by only five archbishops: the Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem, of the West (being the pope himself), of

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, of

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and of the East Indies. Until 1964, there had also been the honorary patriarchal titles of

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and

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; still others were abolished earlier. Outside the Catholic Church, the title of "Patriarch of Jerusalem" is also used by the Greek Orthodox patriarch, the Armenian patriarch, and within the Catholic Church it is also used titularly by the Melkite patriarch.

History

Jerusalem (in Latin also Hierosolyma) was one of the Apostles' original bishoprics. It was renamed Aelia Capitolina in 135 AD, again Jerusalem in 325. In 451 it was promoted as patriarchal see. After 649,

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appointed John of Philadelphia (Amman) as patriarchal vicar of Jerusalem to replace Sergius of Jaffa. In 1054, the Great Schism split Christianity into the

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, which consisted of the

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of Rome and virtually all of Western Christianity; and the

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—which consisted of the four Orthodox Christian patriarchs of

and

—under the stewardship of

. Apart from the

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, most Christians in the Holy Land came under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem

In 1099, the Western

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captured

, set up the

and established a Latin hierarchy under a Latin Patriarch (in communion with Rome), while expelling the Orthodox patriarch. The Latin Patriarchate was divided into four

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s—their heads bearing the titles of

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, archbishop of Caesarea, archbishop of Nazareth and archbishop of Petra—and a number of

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s. The Latin patriarch took over control of the Latin quarter of the city of Jerusalem (the Holy Sepulchre and the immediate surroundings) as his metropolitan see, and had as his direct suffragans the bishops of Lydda-Ramla,

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and Gaza, and the abbots of the

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, Mount Sion and the Mount of Olives. The Latin patriarch resided in Jerusalem from 1099 to 1187, while Orthodox patriarchs continued to be appointed, but resided in

. In 1187, the crusaders were forced to flee Jerusalem, and the Latin Patriarchate moved to Acre (Akka),Oeuvre Orient website, ''The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem''
/ref> while the Orthodox patriarch returned to Jerusalem. The

continued to appoint residential Latin patriarchs. The crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem endured almost 200 years until the last vestiges of the kingdom were conquered by the Muslim Mamluks in 1291, and the Latin hierarchy was effectively eliminated in the Levant. With the fall of Acre, the Latin patriarch moved to the

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in 1291.

Titular Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

In 1374, the Kingdom of Cyprus underwent a severe upheaval when it was invaded by the Genoese, who conquered

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and held King Peter II captive. From that time on, the Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem ceased to reside in Cyprus. The Catholic Church continued to appoint titular patriarchs of Jerusalem, but from then on they were based at the in

. In 1342,

Pope Clement VI Pope Clement VI (; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death, in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1 ...

officially committed the care of the Holy Land to the Franciscans and the

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Custos of the Holy Lands (the grand masters of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre) held the title ''ex officio'' under the

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'' Gratiam agimus'' by Clement VI, unless someone was specifically appointed to the honorary office. In 1570, it gained territories from the suppressed Archdiocese of Nicosia and Diocese of Paphos, and in 1571 it gained more territories from the suppressed Diocese of Limassol and Diocese of Famagosta, all in former crusader Kingdom of Cyprus, which had fallen to the Ottoman Turks.

Modern Patriarchate of Jerusalem

A resident Latin patriarch was re-established in 1847 by

Pius IX Pope Pius IX (; born Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. His reign of nearly 32 years is the longest verified of any pope in hist ...

, with Bishop Joseph Valerga being appointed to the office. Though officially superseding the Franciscans, Valerga was also the grand master of the Order. On Valerga's death in 1872, Vincent Braco was appointed, and following his death in 1889, the

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authorised the re-establishment of a Latin hierarchy. The grand masters of the Order continued to be named as Latin patriarchs until 1905. Jerusalem LatinPatriarchate 9092

The

Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus The Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, also known as the Holy Name of Jesus Co-Cathedral, is the co-cathedral, or technical ''cathedra'' of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. It is located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City (Jeru ...

is the principal, or "mother" church of the Latin Patriarchate, the church in which the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem has his official chair (cathedra). However, the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre has the title of

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of the patriarchate. The residence of the patriarch is in the Old City, near the Co-Cathedral, while the

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, which is responsible for the

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education, is in Beit Jala, a town 10 km south of Jerusalem, where it has been since 1936. In 1987,

Michel Sabbah Michel Sabbah (; born 19 March 1933) is a Catholic Church in Palestine, Palestinian Catholic prelate who served as the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1987 to 2008, the first non-Italian to hold the position in m ...

became the first native

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to be appointed Latin patriarch. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is now the diocesan archbishop of Latin Catholics of the ''Catholic Archdiocese of Jerusalem'' and has jurisdiction for all

Catholics in

and

. The prerogatives of the patriarch in his relation with government authorities overlap with the prerogatives of the apostolic nuncio to Israel and the apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine. In 2008, Archbishop Fouad Twal was appointed patriarch to succeed Michel Sabbah. He exercised his mandate from June 21, 2008, until June 24, 2016, when he reached the canonical age of retirement and Pope Francis accepted his resignation. On 24 June 2016,

Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...

nominated Father

Pierbattista Pizzaballa Pierbattista Pizzaballa (; also Petrus Battista Pizzaballa; born 21 April 1965 in Italy) is part of the Order of Friars Minor (commonly called Franciscans) founded by Francis of Assisi and a Catholic Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal who has ...

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of the patriarchate and appointed him

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of Verbe. On 24 October 2020, Archbishop Pizzaballa was elevated to the position of patriarch.Pope appoints Archbishop Pizzaballa Patriarch of Jerusalem
He took possession of the see on 6 November 2020.

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visited in January 1964,

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in March 2000,

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in May 2009 and

in May 2014.

Organisation and territory

The Patriarch is supported by bishops and non-bishop patriarchal vicars: * William Shomali, Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General of Latin Patriarchate, and Patriarchal Vicar for

and

* Rafic Nahra, Auxiliary Bishop and Patriarchal Vicar for

, based in

Nazareth Nazareth is the largest Cities in Israel, city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. In its population was . Known as "the Arab capital of Israel", Nazareth serves as a cultural, political, religious, economic and ...

*Bruno Varriano, OFM, Auxiliary Bishop and Patriarchal Vicar for

, based in

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*Iyad Twal, Auxiliary Bishop-elect and Patriarchal Vicar for

, based in

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*Piotr Zelazko, Patriarchal Vicar for the Hebrew-speaking Catholics, based in

*Matthew Coutinho, SDB, Patriarchal Vicar for the migrants and

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of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, based in

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Statistics and extent

As per 2015, it pastorally served 293,053 Catholics in 66 parishes with 464 priests (81 diocesan, 383 religious), 9 deacons, 1,652 lay religious (590 brothers, 1,062 sisters) and 55 seminarians. Since then, several parishes have been added and there are now over 70 across four areas in 2023. The proper archdiocese of the patriarchal see of Jerusalem has jurisdiction over all Latin Catholics (not Eastern Catholics) in the

(

and

) as well as

. In

, the Latin Catholic community is the largest Christian community, with some 4,500 people out of an estimated Christian population of about 11,000.

Special churches

, the patriarch has his

archiepiscopal see, a

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and

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: the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, as well as the

Co-Cathedral A co-cathedral is a cathedral church which shares the function of being a bishop's seat, or ''cathedra'', with another cathedral, often in another city (usually a former see, anchor city of the metropolitan area or the civil capital). Instances o ...

, also a World Heritage Site:

, and four other

Minor Basilica Basilicas are Catholic church buildings that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the Pope. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectura ...

s and World Heritage Sites: Basilica of the Agony, Basilica of St. Stephen, Dormition Abbey of the Virgin Mary and St. Anne’s Church. Other cities in the archdiocese have more minor basilicas:

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, Basilica of the Transfiguration in

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, Carmelite Monastery of Stella Maris in

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and St. Cleophas Church in El Qubeibeh, and two other World Heritage Sites, both in

: Church of St. Catherine and

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List of Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem

Prior to the Great Schism, there were no separate Latin and Greek Orthodox Churches, and thus no separate patriarchs. For patriarchs of Jerusalem of the unified Church prior to the Schism, see

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem The Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem or Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, officially patriarch of Jerusalem (; ; ), is the head bishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine patriarchs in the Easte ...

. *

Arnulf of Chocques Arnulf of Chocques (died 1118) was a leading member of the clergy during the First Crusade, being made Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1099 and again from 1112 to 1118. Sometimes referred to as Arnulf of Rœulx, presumably after the village of Rœu ...

(1099)"Arnulf of Chocques", DHI, University of Leeds
/ref> * Dagobert of Pisa (1099–1101)Runciman, Steven. ''The First Crusade. A History of the Crusades''. Vol. 1. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 1951, pp. 305-307 ** Maurice of Porto (1101–1102), ''ad interim'' * Evremar (1102–1105)Fortescue, Adrian. "Jerusalem (After 1291)." The Catholic Encyclopedia
Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 1 October 2022 * Dagobert of Pisa (restored) (1105) *

Ghibbelin of Arles Ghibbelin of Sabran (also spelled Gibelin) ( 1045 – 1112) was Archbishop of Arles (1080–1112), papal legate (1107–1108), and Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (1108–1112). Biography Ghibbelin was named Archbishop of Arles at the Council of Avi ...

(1107–1112) *

(re-appointed) (1112–1118) * Warmund of Jerusalem (also known as Garmond of Picquigny) (1119–1128) * Stephen of La Ferté (1128–1130) * William of Malines (1130–1145) * Fulk of Angoulême (1146–1157) * Amalric of Nesle (1157–1180) *

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(1180–1191) ''Jerusalem itself was lost in 1187; seat of the patriarch moved (with the kingdom in retreat) to

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'' * (1193–1194) * Aymar the Monk (also known as Aimaro Monaco dei Corbizzi) (1194–1202) * Soffredo (also known as Loffredo Errico Gaetani) (1202–1204) * Albert of Vercelli (also known as Albert Avogadro) (1204–1214) * Raoul of Mérencourt (1214–1225)"Bishops/Patriarchs of Jerusalem", Internet History Sourcebooks Project, Fordham University
/ref> * Gerold of Lausanne (1225–1238) **''vacant'' (1238–1240);

Jacques de Vitry Jacques de Vitry (''Jacobus de Vitriaco'', 1160/70 – 1 May 1240) was a medieval France, French canon regular who was a noted theology, theologian and chronicler of his era. He was elected Latin Catholic Diocese of Acre, bishop of Acre in 1 ...

appointed but never served * Robert of Nantes (1240–1254) * Jacques Pantaléon (1255–1261), future Pope Urban IV of Rome * William II of Agen (1261–1270) * (1271–1277) * John of Vercelli (1278–1279) * Elias of Périgueux (1279–1287) * (1288–1294) ''Acre lost in 1291; see in exile moved to Cyprus and became titular'' *Landolfo (1295–1304) * Antony Bek (1306–1311), also Prince-Bishop of Durham in England from 1284 to 1310 * Pierre Pleinecassagne (1314–1318) *Pierre (1314–1318) ''The

Custodian of the Holy Land held the title from 1342 to 1830 under the

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Gratiam agimus by

. The bull declared the Franciscans as the official custodians of the Holy Places in the name of the Catholic Church, "unless someone was specifically appointed in the honorary office".'' * Raymond Bequin (Raimondo Beguin), O.P. (1324–1329 Died) * Peter Paludanus (Pierre de Palude or Pietro de la Palude), O.P. (1329–1342 Died) * Élie de Nabinal, O.F.M. (1342) * Pierre de Casa, O. Carm. (1342–1348) * Emanuele de Nabinal, O.F.M. (1345) ''Moved to Rome after 1374'' * Guillaume Amici (Lamy) (1349–1360) * Philippe de Cabassole (1361–1368) * Guglielmo Militis, O.P. (1369–1371) * Guilherme Audibert de la Garde (1371–1374) * Philippe d'Alençon de Valois (1375–1378) * Guglielmo da Urbino, O.F.M. (1379–?) ''During the

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, the patriarch was appointed by both popes resulting in overlapping appointments.'' *''Named by the pope of Rome:'' ** Stephanus de Insula (Štefan), O.E.S.A. (1379–1384) **Fernandus (1386–1395) ** Ugo Roberti (1396–1409 Died) *''Named by the Pope of Avignon:'' ** Lope Fernández de Luna (1380–1382) ** Bertrande de Chanac (1382–1385) ** Aimone Séchal (1385–1404) ** Francesc Eiximenis (Francesco Eximini), O.F.M. (1408–1409) * Francisco Clemente Pérez Capera (1419–1429) * Leonardo Delfino (patriarch), O.F.M. (1430–1434) * Biagio Molino (1434–1447 Died) ** Cristoforo Garatoni (Apostolic Administrator 1448–1449) ** Bessarion (Apostolic Administrator 1449–1458) * Lorenzo Zanni (Lorenzo Zane) (1458–1460) * Louis de Haricuria (1460–1479) * Bartolomeo della Rovere, O.F.M. (1480–1494) * Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio (1500–1503) *

Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande Bernardino is a name of Italian, Hispanic, or Portuguese origin. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Bernardino of Fossa (1420–1503), Italian Franciscan historian and ascetical writer * Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), Italian ...

(1503–1511 Resigned) :... * Rodrigo de Carvajal (1523–1539) * Alessandro Farnese (1539–1550) * Cristoforo Spiriti (1550–1556 Died) * Antonio Elio (Antonius Helius) (1558–1576) * Gian Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce (1576–1584), future Pope Innocent IX of Rome * Scipione Gonzaga (1585–1588) * Fabio Blondus de Montealto (Fabio Biondi) (1588–1618) *

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(1618–1621) * Diofebo Farnese (1621–1622 Died) * Alfonso Manzanedo de Quiñones (1622–1627 Died) * Domenico de' Marini (patriarch) (1627–1635 Died) * Giovanni Battista Colonna (1636–1637 Died) * Tegrimus Tegrimi (1638–1641 Died) *

Aegidius Ursinus de Vivere Aegidius Ursinus de Vivere or Aegidius Ursinus de Vivariis (died 17 April 1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1641–1647). Biography Aegidius Ursinus de Vivere was born in Liège, Prince-Bishopric o ...

(1641–1647 Died) **''unknown'' * Camillo Massimo (1653–1671) * Egidio Colonna (patriarch), O.S.B. (1671–1686 Died) * Bandino Panciatichi (1689–1690) * Niccolo Pietro Bargellini (1690–1694 Died) * Francesco Martelli (1698–1706) * Muzio Gaeta (1708–1728) * Vincent Louis Gotti (1728–1729) * Pompeo Aldrovandi (1729–1734) * Tommaso Cervini (1734–1751) * Tommaso Moncada La Rocca (1751–1762) * Giorgio Maria Lascaris (1762–1795) **''vacant'' (1795–1800) * Michele di Pietro (1800–1821) * Francesco Maria Fenzi (1816–1829) * Paolo Augusto Foscolo (1830–1847), later Latin Patriarch of Alexandria, 1847–1860 ''Restoration of resident Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem in 1847'' * Joseph Valerga (1847–1872) * Giovanni Vincenzo Bracco (1872–1889) ''Latin patriarchate hierarchy re-established in 1889'' * Luigi Piavi (1889–1905) **

Auxiliary Bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

: Pasquale Appodia (February 13, 1891 – November 7, 1901) :*''vacant'' (1905–1906) * Filippo Camassei (1906–1919)"Mgr Filippo Camassei – Patriarch from 1906 to 1919", Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
/ref> * Luigi Barlassina (1920–1947) **

: Godric Kean (July 14, 1924 – December 1928) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Francesco Fellinger (February 26, 1929 – July 22, 1940) :*''vacant'' (1947–1949) :*

: Vincent Gelat (April 30, 1948 – January 19, 1968) * Alberto Gori (1949–1970) **

Vicar general A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop or archbishop of a diocese or an archdiocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary. As vicar of the bishop, the vica ...

: Bishop Pier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. (August 31, 1959 – July 15, 1963) **

: Hanna Kaldany (January 4, 1964 – May 14, 1996) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Neemeh Simaan (September 21, 1965 – May 25, 1981) * Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti (1970–1987) **

: Salim Sayegh (November 26, 1981 – January 19, 2012) *

(1987–2008) **

: Kamal Hanna Bathish (April 29, 1993 – June 9, 2007) * Fouad Twal (2008–2016) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo, titular bishop of Emmaus (April 29, 1993 – August 29, 2020) **

: William Hanna Shomali, titular bishop of Lydda (March 31, 2010 – present) :* ''vacant'' (June 24, 2016 – November 6, 2020) *

(November 6, 2020 – present) **Auxiliary Bishop: Jamal Khader Daibes, titular bishop of Patara (March 11, 2022 – January 13, 2024), later Bishop of Djibouti **Auxiliary Bishop: Rafic Nahra, titular bishop of Verbe (March 11, 2022 – present) **Auxiliary Bishop: Bruno Varriano, titular bishop of Astigi (January 9, 2024 – present) **Auxiliary Bishop: Iyad Twal, titular bishop of Siminina (December 17, 2024 – present)

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Saint James Vicariate for Hebrew-Speaking Catholics

at GCatholic.org

at the Catholic Hierarchy website

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List of Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem

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