Directory of The Catholic Church In The Holy Land Jerusalem 2008

Maronite Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Jordan

and the Palestinian Territory
Founded in April 1895 by the future Patriarch Elias Houayyek, the Exarchate presently depends on the Maronite Patriarch H.B. Pierre Nasrallah Sfeir in Bkerkeh, Lebanon. Since 1945, it has jurisdiction over the Maronites in Jordan. The residence in Jerusalem was partially restored in 1976 by Bishop A. Harfouche, part of it serving as a center for pilgrims (Saint Maron Guesthouse), and part of it, with a multi-purpose hall for young people and parishioners, serving the needs of the Patriarchal Vicariate. The work of restoration was completed in the year 2001. That same year, the premises were expanded by the purchase of an adjacent house and the construction of a residence for the Exarch.
Address: 25 Maronite Convent Street

P.O.B. 14219

Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]
Patriarchal Exarch: Most Rev. Paul Nabil Sayah

Born December 26, 1939 in Ain el-Kharroubeh, Lebanon. Took office October 20, 1996.

Chancellor: Deacon Sobhy Makhoul
Parishes

Amman: Saint Charbel

Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Georges Chihan

Address: Queen Alia Airport Highway

Amman National Park

P.O.B. 926867

Amman, Jordan

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Mobile: [phone]

Bethlehem, Beit Jala, Beit Sahour: Saint Charbel

Pastor: Rev. Macarios Eid

Address: 39-41 Wadi Ma'ali Road

P.O.B. 665

Bethlehem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Jerusalem: Saint Maron

Pastor: Rev. Macarios Eid

Address: 25 Maronite Convent Street

P.O.B. 14219

Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
Religious Institutes represented in the Exarchate
Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites), Bethlehem

Maronite Antonine Order, Jerusalem

Maronite Antonine Sisters, Jerusalem

Maronite Sisters of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, Jerusalem

D. ARMENIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF CILICIA
Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem
In 1856, Rev. Serope Tavitian came to Jerusalem, probably sent by H.B. Patriarch Grégoire Pierre III Der Asdouaza Dourian. At the time, the area on Via Dolorosa where the Third Station is now located was a vacant lot except for the presence of an old Turkish public bath. Because tradition held that a church had once stood on that site, he became interested in it. Thanks to the generosity of a distinguished Armenian Catholic, Andon Bey Missirli, he was able to purchase the land. He became the first Patriarchal Vicar. The present chapel at the Third Station served as his oratory. It was blessed by the Latin Patriarch in 1897.
In 1881, the Vicar at the time, Father Joachim Toumaian who had been appointed in 1877, discovered the mosaic pavement depicting in its center a pair of sandals, thought to represent the spot where Jesus met his Mother (Fourth Station). A small chapel was erected on El Wad Street to commemorate this event.
The construction of the church marking the Third and Fourth Stations began at the same time as that of the Vicariate. The latter was finished in 1885 and the church in 1905. Enlargements followed in 1950 and 1964.
Address: 36 Via Dolorosa - 3^rd and 4^th Stations

P.O.B. 19546

91194 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Patriarchal Exarch:

Most Rev. Georges Khazoum (Kévork Khazoumian)
Born in Chiah, Beirut, on March 13, 1935; license in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, 1954-1960; ordained Priest in 1960 in the Armenian Cathedral of Saint Gregory, Beirut; elected January 22, 2002; ordained Bishop on April 7, 2002.
Parishes
Jerusalem: Our Lady of the Spasm
Address: 36 Via Dolorosa - 3^rd and 4^th Stations

P.O.B. 19546

91194 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Activities: Spiritual care of the Armenian Catholics, care of pilgrims
Amman, Ashrafieh: Our Lady of the Assumption
Address: P.O.B. 10046 - Jebel Ashrafieh

11151 Amman, Jordan

Tel & fax: [phone] (parish)

Tel: [phone] (school)

[phone] (secretary)
Activities: Church, kindergarten and elementary school

E. SYRIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ANTIOCH
Syrian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem
In conformity with a decision made by the early Church, Jerusalem kept its status within the Syrian Church of Antioch as one of the vicariates of the Patriarchal See of Antioch. The Syrian Church, which united to Rome in 1782, established the Vicariate of Jerusalem in 1890. By a firman dated May 6, 1845, Ottoman Sultan Abdel Majid recognized the civil rights of the Syrian Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch in Jerusalem and in the Holy Land and exempted it from all taxes and customs.
The residence of the Exarchate shared the vicissitudes of the wars and revolutions that took place between 1900 and 1973. It was successively transferred in 1948 from Damascus Gate in Jerusalem to Bethlehem and in 1965 from Bethlehem back to Jerusalem, to the present House of Abraham (Maison d'Abraham) at Ras El Amud-Silwan. In 1973, it purchased a property and settled definitively at 6 Chaldean Street. In 1986 the church of Saint Thomas was built along with other facilities that include the Saint Thomas Center for Pilgrims and a Youth Center.
Titulars of the Exarchate since 1810:

Most Rev. Grégoire Butros Jarweh 1810

Most Rev. Grégoire Elias 1811

Most Rev. Grégoire Issa Mahfouz 1826

Rt. Rev. Moussa Sarkis 1892

Rt. Rev. Thomas Bahi 1904

Rt. Rev. Yacob Melki 1911

Rt. Rev. Yussef Rabbani 1923

Rt. Rev. Yohanna Mustekawi 1927

Rt. Rev. Ephrem Haddad 1932

Rt. Rev. Yohanna Karoum 1948

Rt. Rev. Yacob Naoum 1959

Most Rev. Grégoire Pierre Abdel-Ahad (elected Patriarch) 1977
Address: Syrian Catholic Exarchate of Jerusalem

6 Chaldean Street – Nablus Road

P.O.B. 19787

91197 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Mobile: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]
Patriarchal Exarch: Most Rev. Grégoire Pierre Melki

Born January 13, 1940; ordained Priest in Sharfeh, Lebanon, August 8, 1965; appointed Titular "Exarch of Jerusalem in the Holy Land and Amman" and ordained Bishop May 18, 2002 in Beirut.

Parishes

Amman: Saint Mary

Pastor: Rev. Yacoub Rafidi

Address: Barto Street

P.O.B. 510393

Amman, Jordan

Tel: [phone]

Bethlehem: Saint Joseph

Assistant pastor: Rev. Sebastian Matti, O.F.M.

Address: Nativity Street

P.O.B. 199

Bethlehem

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Mobile: [phone]

Jerusalem: Saint Thomas

Assistant pastor: Rev. Sebastian Matti, O.F.M.

Assistant: Deacon Roger Hazu

Address: 6 Chaldean Street – Nablus Road

P.O.B. 19787

91197 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Mobile: [phone]
Activities of the Exarchate

Center for Pilgrims: Saint Thomas Center, Jerusalem

Address: P.O.B. 19787

91197 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Center for pilgrims: Saint Joseph Center, Bethlehem

Address: Nativity Street

P.O.B. 199

Bethlehem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

F. CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF BABYLON
Chaldean Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate
The Exarchate was established around 1908, at the time of H.B. Patriarch Joseph Emmanuel II Thomas, and entrusted to H.E. Bishop Ishaq Khoudabash. From 1927 to 1944, the Vicariate remained vacant. The present residence was established by Father Boutros Sha'ya in 1955, at the time of H.B. Patriarch Joseph VII Ghanima. Father Boutros Sha'ya was Patriarchal Vicar for Palestine and Transjordan from 1944 to 1978. Msgr. Henri Gouillon was Patriarchal Vicar from 1980 to 1990.

Address: 7 Chaldean Street – Nablus Road

P.O.B. 20108

91200 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]

Patriarchal Exarch: Rev. Paul Collin

Took office on April 26, 1990

Residence: Saint Abraham

51 Rehov Hashalom

P.O.B. 1321

84110 Beersheva

Tel & fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

III. CONFERENCE OF LATIN BISHOPS

OF THE ARAB REGIONS

(Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes - CELRA)
The Conference of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions was established by decree of the Congregations for the Oriental Churches and for the Evangelization of Peoples on March 31, 1967. Its statutes were confirmed on August 23, 1986. Its headquarters are located in Jerusalem.
Address: Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center

P.O.B. 20531

91204 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]
Members

H.B. Fouad Twal

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

President

P.O.B. 14152

91141 Jerusalem, Israel

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Website: www.lpj.org
Most Rev. Paul Dahdah

Tit. Archbishop of Are of Numidia

Apostolic Vicar of Beirut for the Latins

Vice-President

Apostolic Vicariate

P.O.B. 11-4224

Riad El Solh

Beirut 1107-2160, Lebanon

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Most Rev. Jean Sleiman, O.C.D.

Latin Archbishop of Baghdad

P.O.B. 35130

Hay Al Wahdah,

Mahallat 904, Street 8, Bldg 44

12906 Baghdad, Iraq

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Mobile: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

[e-mail]

Most Rev. Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap.

Tit. Bishop of Macon

Apostolic Vicar of Arabia

St. Joseph Church

P.O.B. 54

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Most Rev. Camillo Ballin

Apostolic Vicar of Kuwait

P.O.B. 266

13003 Safat, Kuwait, A.G.

Tel: [phone]

Cathedral fax: [phone]; Private fax: [phone]

Mobile Italy: 00 39 333 935 19 72

E-mail: [e-mail]

Website: www.catholic-church.org/kwait
Most Rev. Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M.

Tit. Bishop of Forma

Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo for the Latins

P.O.B. 327

Aleppo, Syria

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]
Most Rev. Giuseppe Bausardo

Tit. Bishop of Ida of Mauritania

Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria

10 Sidi El-Metwalli Street

Alexandria, Egypt

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Also:

Latin Bishopric

41 Baghdad Street

Heliopolis, Egypt

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
Most Rev. Selim Sayegh

Tit. Bishop of Acque di Proconsolare

Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan

28 Al Ameerach Alia Street - Sweifieh

P.O.B. 851379

11185 Amman, Jordan

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

[e-mail]
Most Rev. Giacinto Boulos Marcuzzo

Tit. Bishop of Emmaus

Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Israel

Street 6191 / 3

16100 Nazareth, Israel

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]
Most Rev. Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M.

Bishop of Djibouti

P.O.B. 94

Djibouti, Rep. of Djibouti

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

[e-mail]
Most Rev. Maroun Lahham

Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Tunisia

4 Algeria Street

1000 Tunis, Tunisia

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Very Rev. Umberto Baratto, O.F.M.

Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Cyprus

Holy Cross Catholic Church

Paphos Gate

P.O.B. 21964

1010 Nicosia, Cyprus

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail].

Secretary General:

Rev. Pietro Felet, S.C.J.

Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center

P.O.B. 20531

91204 Jerusalem, Israel

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

IV. Custody of the Holy Land (1217)

(Custodia Terræ Sanctæ)
In 1217, the Franciscans created the Province of the Holy Land. In 1263, this province was divided into three territories, each one called a "Custody," one of them being known as the Custody of the Holy Land or of Syria, depending on where its communities were located. In 1291, following the fall of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Friars moved to Cyprus.
In 1336, supported in their request to the Sultan of Egypt by the Sovereigns of Naples, the Franciscans were able to re-establish themselves permanently in the Holy Land after having obtained all the required legal rights to the holy places and acquired other properties and residences. These acquisitions were officially recognized by Pope Clement VI on November 21, 1342. From then on, the central headquarters of the Custody of the Holy Land were located next to the Cenacle on Mount Sion. However, the Friars were expelled from the site in 1551. In 1560, they acquired the present convent of Saint Savior in Jerusalem and transferred their central headquarters to the new location.
The principal responsibility of the Custody of the Holy Land has been, and remains, the protection of the holy places with which it has been entrusted since its very beginnings by the Holy See. It diligently maintains the shrines, basilicas and churches, and provides for the needs of its convents. It takes to heart the welcoming and care of pilgrims. The Casa Novas of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Mount Tabor and Tiberias offer these pilgrims hospitality. Religious of various linguistic backgrounds are at their disposal to guide and assist them spiritually. The Custody carries out its various activities in all of the countries of the Near East: Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt and Rhodes.
The Custody of the Holy Land comprises Franciscans of 32 nationalities from 59 religious provinces. It is governed from Jerusalem by the Custos, who is assisted by a council of 7 members.
Generalate: Curia Generalizia

Via S. Maria Mediatrice, 25

00165 Rome, Italy

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Website: www.ofm.org

Curia

Custos: Very Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.

Born April 21, 1965

Ordained Priest September 15, 1990

Appointed Custos May 15, 2004

Vicar: Rev. Artemio Vítores, O.F.M.
Discreets: Rev. Gregor Geiger, O.F.M.

Rev. Athanasius Macora, O.F.M.

Rev. Noel Muscat, O.F.M.

Rev. Rashid Mistrih, O.F.M.

Rev. Dobromir Jasztal, O.F.M.

Rev. Nicolás Márquez, O.F.M.

Treasurer: Rev. Dobromir Jasztal, O.F.M.

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Secretary: Rev. Stéphane Milovitch, O.F.M.

Tel: [phone] (secretary)

(02) 626 67 07 (secretariat)

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]
Address: Custody of the Holy Land

Saint Savior's Monastery

1 Saint Francis Street

P.O.B. 186

91001 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Website: www.custodia.org

Jerusalem
-- Saint Savior's Convent, Major Seminary, Infirmary, Latin Parish

Number of religious: 84

Superior: Rev. Antoni Szlachta, O.F.M.

Address: Saint Savior's Monastery

1 Saint Francis Street

P.O.B. 186

91001 Jerusalem

Tel: Friary: (02) 626 67 77

Guardian: (02) 626 66 07 Secretary: (02) 626 65 95

Treasurer: (02) 626 66 01

Common room, evenings: (02) 626 67 59

Infirmary: (02) 626 66 92

Magnificat: (02) 626 66 09

Sisters: (02) 626 67 72 Religious articles: (02) 626 67 61

Fax: Guardian: (02) 626 21 21

Secretary: (02) 628 47 17

Treasurer: (02) 628 51 96

Director of seminary: Rev. Raffaello Tonello, O.F.M.

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Pastor: Rev. Ibrahim Faltas, O.F.M.

Tel: [phone] (parish)

Fax: [phone] (parish)

E-mail: [e-mail]

Website: http://www.latinparishjer.com
Annexes: Various offices and workshops (in or near the monastery)
-- Franciscan Printing Press

Director:

Address: Franciscan Printing Press

St. Savior's Monastery – New Gate

P.O.B. 14064

91140 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Websites: www.franciscanpress.com

www.custodia.org/fpp
-- Christian Information Center

Director: Rev. Athanasius Macora, O.F.M.

Address: Christian Information Center

Omar Ibn El-Khattab Square – Jaffa Gate

P.O.B. 14308

91142 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail] (director)

[e-mail] (office)

Websites: www.cicts.org

www.custodia.org/cic
-- Franciscan Pilgrims Office

Director: Rev. Athanasius Macora, O.F.M.

Address: Franciscan Pilgrims Office

Omar Ibn El-Khattab Square – Jaffa Gate

P.O.B. 186

91001 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

-- Franciscan Corner (Bookshop)

Address: Omar Ibn El-Khattab Square – Jaffa Gate

P.O.B. 14308

91140 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]

-- Casa Nova

Director: Rev. Raffaele Caputo, O.F.M.

Address: Franciscan House for Pilgrims - Casa Nova

Casa Nova Street

P.O.B. 1321

91043 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]

(02) 626 20 74 (office)

(02) 627 75 16 (sisters)

Fax: [phone] (sisters)

Annexes

-- Chapel of the Fifth Station (32 Via Dolorosa)

-- Chapel of the Seventh Station (Suq Khan Ez-Zeit)

-- Cemeteries on Mount Sion (Jerusalem)

-- Grotto of the Prophet Isaiah (Village of Silwan, Jerusalem)
-- Convent of the Holy Sepulcher, Shrine

Number of religious: 10

Superior: Rev.Vittorio Bosello, O.F.M.

Address: Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher

Terra Sancta Convent

P.O.B. 428

91001 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone] (friary)

(02) 628 75 41 (superior)

[phone] (sacristy)

Fax: [phone]

Annexe:

-- Chapel of the Francs

-- Convent of the Flagellation, Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Shrine.

Number of religious: 19

Superior: Rev. Carlo Cecchitelli, O.F.M.

Director of Biblicum: Rev. Giovanni Claudio Bottini, O.F.M.

Address: Convent of the Flagellation

Studium Biblicum Franciscanum

1 Via Dolorosa

P.O.B. 19424

91193 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone] (porter)

(02) 627 04 10 (superior) (02) 627 04 60 (sisters)

(02) 627 04 85 (S.B.F)

[phone]) (library)

Fax: [phone]

E-mail:

[e-mail] (convent)

[e-mail] (secretary)

[e-mail] (students)

Website: www.custodia.org/sbf

Annex

-- Chapel of the Condemnation (in the courtyard of the convent)

-- Convent of Gethsemane, Shrine

Number of religious: 6

Superior: Bro. Luis Garcia, O.F.M.

Address: Basilica of the Agony

Terra Sancta Convent

P.O.B. 19094 – Gethsemane

91190 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Annexes

-- Grotto of the Prayer of Christ

-- Hermitage: Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Website: www.custodia.org/romitaggio
-- Convent on Mount Sion, Shrine "Ad Sanctum Coenaculum"

Number of religious: 5

Superior: Rev. Enrique Bermejo, O.F.M.

Address: Terra Sancta Convent – Mount Sion

P.O.B. 14039

91140 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]
-- Shrine of Dominus Flevit

Number of religious: 2

Superior: Rev. Robert Jauch, O.F.M.

Address: Convent of Dominus Flevit – Mt of Olives

P.O.B. 186

91001 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

-- Shrine of Bethphage

Number of religious: 2

Superior: Rev. Simon Pietro Herro, O.F.M.

Address: Terra Sancta Convent

Bethphage – Mount of Olives

P.O.B. 186

91001 Jerusalem

Tel & fax: [phone]
-- Convent of Terra Sancta College, satellite of the Latin parish

Number of religious: 10

Superior and

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Athanasius Macora, O.F.M.

Address: Terra Sancta College

Keren Hayesod Street

P.O.B. 871

91008 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone] (Sisters)

Fax: [phone]

Holy Land Foundation:

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]
-- Saints Simeon and Anne: chapel, Hebrew-Catholic parish

Number of religious: 2

Superior: Rev. Apolinary Szwed, O.F.M.

Pastor: Rev. Apolinary Szwed, O.F.M.
Address: Saints Simeon and Anne Convent

10 Rehov Rav Kook

P.O.B. 186

91001 Jerusalem

Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

-- Convent of Beit Hanina: satellite of the Latin parish of St. Savior

Number of religious: 2

Superior: Rev. Justo Artaraz, O.F.M.

Address: Saint James Church

Terra Sancta Convent

P.O.B. 20089

91200 Beit Hanina - Jerusalem

Tel: [phone] (friary)

Fax: [phone]

Tel: [phone] (parish)