Catholic ChurchinState of Palestine (Palestine) | ![]() |
Also known as: Palästina (Deutsch), Palestina (español, Português), la Palestine (français), Autorità Nazionale Palestinese (Italiano), Palestyna (polski), 巴勒斯坦 (正體中文), パレスチナ (日本語), Palæstīna (latine)
Continent: Central and Southwest Asia
Area: 6,000 km²
Population: 4,543,126
Saints: 107 Saints
Religions: Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1%
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Ethnic Groups: Palestinian Arab, Jewish, others
Jurisdictions (7): Patriarchates (1), Titular Patriarchates
(1), Patriarchal Exarchates
(3), Patriarchal Territories
(2)
Roman Rite (1): Jerusalem
Armenian Church (1): Jerusalem and Amman
Chaldean Church (1): Jerusalem
Maronite Church (1): Jerusalem and Palestine
Syriac Church (1): Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan)
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (6),
Basilicas (5),
World Heritage Churches (10)
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Apostolic Delegation: Jerusalem and Palestine
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Maronite Church
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
Assembly of Ordinaries: Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient (C.P.C.O.)
Last updated on 2023.03.18
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