List of parishes of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem is an Exemption (church) diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. The patriarchate contains 64 parishes. The Patriarchate embraces territorial Israel (without territorial expansion after 1967), Jordan, the Palestinian territories, the Israeli administered territories in the West Bank, and Cyprus. (The Golan is not part of the patriarchate.)
Distribution of parishes by areas
The 64 parishes with 78,000 Catholics and 85 diocesan priests (as of 2010) are classified according to four areas of the diocese. These are in alphabetical order:
- Israel (excluding Jerusalem), for which an episcopal vicar in Nazareth is ordered.
- Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories directly into the jurisdiction of the Patriarch.
- Jordan, for an episcopal vicar in Amman is appointed.
- Cyprus, for an episcopal vicar in Nicosia is ordered.
The parish places and chaplaincies follow the instructions of the Latin Patriarchate.
Parishes and chaplaincies with church buildings and chapels
| Location | Devotion | Image | Name | Notes | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | Name of Jesus |  |
Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus | The 1872 finished Concathedral is part of the building complex of the Latin Patriarchate in the Old City. | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy |
| Jerusalem | Salvator |  |
Salvator Church with black spire, the right of the turrets and gables of the Co-Cathedral of Jesus' name. | The Salvator Church is located in the San Salvatore complex in the Christian Quarter of the Old City. | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy |
| Beit Hanina | Apostle James Zebedee | St. James's Church | Bait Hanina (بيت حنينا, בית חנינא) is the parish of St. Salvator chaplaincy. | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Jerusalem | Salvator | Chapel of the Terra Sancta College | Chaplaincy of the parish of St. Salvator. | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Acre | John the Baptist |  |
St. John's Baptist Church | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) | |
| Beersheba | Patriarch Abraham | St. Abraham Church | There is also a Hebrew-speaking community at St. Abraham. | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) | |
| Kafr Kanna | First miracle of Jesus |  |
Wedding Latin Church | Built in 1880. | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) |
| Eilat | St. Moses and St. Elijah Parish | Trinity Church | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) | ||
| Haifa | Joseph of Nazareth | .JPG.webp) |
St. Joseph's Church | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) | |
| Yafa an-Naseriyye | Apostle John Zebedee |  |
St. John the Apostle Church | The Nazarene Jafa (يافة الناصره) is called in Hebrew Jafi'a (יָפִיעַ). | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) |
| Mateh Yehuda | Our Lady Mary of Palestine |  |
Monastery of Our Lady Mary of Palestine | The church is a part of Deir Rafat Monastery. | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) |
| Nazareth | Annunciation by Archangel Gabriel |  |
Annunciation Church | Archaeological excavations and construction 1955-1969, 23 Consecration März in 1969. | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) |
| Rameh | Anthony the Great | St. Anthony's Church | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) | ||
| Ramleh | Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea |  |
St. Nicodemus and Joseph's Church | A chaplaincy is to Lod | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) |
| Reineh | Joseph the Worker | Church of St. Joseph the Worker | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) | ||
| Shefa-'Amr | Joseph of Nazareth | St. Joseph's Church | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) | ||
| Tel Aviv | Anthony of Padua |  |
St. Anthony's Church | The Gothic church is located in Ajami neighborhood, south of Jaffa. | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) |
| Tel Aviv | Simon Peter |  |
St. Peter's Church | In addition to the Franciscans, the Hebrew-speaking community uses the St. Peter's Church. The church, built in 1654 is located in the Jaffa district near the lake shore. | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) |
| Tiberias | Simon Peter |  |
Latin Convention (Terra Sancta) with statue of Simon Peter. | Israel (excluding Jerusalem) | |
| Abud | Sorrowful Mother | Church of Our Lady Mary of the Seven Sorrows | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | ||
| Ain Arik | Annunciation | Church of the Annunciation | The church in Ain Arik (عين عريك) is run from Jerusalem. | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Beit Jala | Annunciation |  |
Church of the Annunciation | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Beit Sahour | Our Lady of Fatima | Our Lady's Church | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | ||
| Bethlehem | Catherine of Alexandria |  |
St. Catherine's Church with columns of the monument to Saint Jerome | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Bir Zait | Immaculate Conception | Church of the Immaculate Conception | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | ||
| Jenin | Christ the Redeemer | Redeemer Church | Chaplaincies exist in Birqin, depletion properties Sabah al-Khayr, Deir Ghazaleh, Dschaalameh, Kafr Qud, Muqeibileh and Ya'bad. | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Dschifna | Joseph of Nazareth | St. Joseph's Church | The place Dschifna (جفنا) is considered the biblical Ophni (עפני, Γοφνα, Gophna; Talmud - בן גופנין, Ben Gufnin). | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Gaza | Holy Family | Church of the Holy Family | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | ||
| Jericho | Good Shepherd | Church of the Good Shepherd | Built in 1924 | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Nablus | Savior at Jacob's well | Church of the Redeemer at Jacob's Well | The parish is of Rafidia with care. A chaplaincy is in Burqa (برقه). | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Rafidia, Nablus | Justin Martyr | St. Justin's Church | The church was built in 1887. Since 1966 Rafidia heard رفيديا to Nablus. Chaplaincies are in Azzun (عزون) and Tulkarm. | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | |
| Ramallah | Holy Family |  |
Church of the Holy Family | Parish founded in 1860. Church built in 1913. | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy |
| Taybeh | Christ the Redeemer |  |
Redeemer Church | Consecrated in 1971. Replacement building for an older church in Taybeh (الطيبة). | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy |
| Zababdeh | Visitation (Christianity) | St. Mary's Visitation Church | Jerusalem and Palest. Autonomy | ||
| Vein and Rabbah | Joseph of Nazareth | St. Joseph's Church | Jordan | ||
| Ajloun | Paul (Sha'ul) of Tarsus | St St. Paul's Church | Jordan | ||
| Amman | Joseph of Nazareth |  |
St. Joseph's Church | The church is located in the district of Amman Dschabel. | Jordan |
| Amman | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Our Lady's Church | The parish is located in the district Dschabel Hashimi. | Jordan | |
| Amman | Francis de Sales | St. Francis of Sales Church | The parish is located in the district Dschabel Hussain. | Jordan | |
| Amman | Annunciation |  |
Church of the Annunciation | The parish is located in the district Dschabel Luwaibdeh | Jordan |
| Amman | Mary Mother of the Church | Church of St. Mary Mother of the Church | The parish is located in Marka (also Hittin or Fast), and in a neighborhood that emerged from a refugee camp for Palestinians. | Jordan | |
| Amman | Christ the King | Christ the King Church | The parish is located in the district Misdar | Jordan | |
| Amman | Mary of Nazareth | Latin Convention | Sermon site is in Latin Convention in Sweifieh area. | Jordan | |
| Amman | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Sacred Heart Church | The parish is in the Tilaa-el-Ali district. | Jordan | |
| Amman | Umm Zuwaytina | Latin Convention | Sermon site is in Latin Convention in Umm Zuwaytina district. | Jordan | |
| Amman | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Jesuit Centre | The parish is in English and meets at the Jesuit Center | Jordan | |
| Anjara | Visitation | Our Lady's Church | Andschara is in the district of Ajloun. A chaplaincy is to Kufrindschi. | Jordan | |
| Aqaba | Prophet Elias | Elias Church | Jordan | ||
| Fuheis | Immaculate Heart of Mary | St. Mary's Church | Fuhays is the only predominantly Christian inhabited site in Jordan, with about 4,000 Catholics among the 13,000 inhabitants. | Jordan | |
| Fuheis Al-Alali | Our Lady Mary of Mercy | Latin Convention | Sermon site is in Latin Convention in Balad. | Jordan | |
| Husn | Immaculate Conception | Church of the Immaculate Conception | Al Husn, near Irbid (الحصن), was Ulrich Jasper Seetzen of described in 1806 stayed there. | Jordan | |
| Irbid | Saint George | St. George's Church | A chaplaincy is to Aydun | Jordan | |
| Karak | Our Lady Mary of the Rosary | Our Lady's Church | Jordan | ||
| Madaba | Beheading of John the Baptist | Church of St. John the Baptist Beheading | Jordan | ||
| Mafraq | Joseph of Nazareth | St. Joseph's Church | Jordan | ||
| Ma'an | James the Less | St. James Church | Ma'an writes to معان (d = Maʿān). | Jordan | |
| Marj Al-Hamam | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Latin Convention | Sermon site is in Latin Convention. Marj Al-Hamam (مرج الحمام) is the 27th District of Great Amman | Jordan | |
| Na'our | Sacred Heart of Jesus |  |
Latin Convention, indicated by the second arrow from the right, on a panoramic photo of Na'ur to in 1965. | Sermon site is in Latin Convention. Na'ur (ناعور is now the 26th Large district of Amman. | Jordan |
| Rumaymin | Holy Cross, Exaltatio Sanctae Crucis | Latin Convention | Sermon site is in Latin Convention. Rumaymin is a district of as-Salt | Jordan | |
| Rusayfeh | Mary Mother of the Church | Church of St. Mary Mother of the Church? | Jordan | ||
| Safout | Teresa of the Andes | Latin Convention | Sermon site is in Latin Convention. | Jordan | |
| Salt | Assumption of Mary |  |
St. Mary Assumption Church, top right of the image. | As-Salt (السلط) is the ancient somersaults (Σαλτος) back. | Jordan |
| Shatana | Annunciation | Latin Convention | Sermon site is in Latin Convention. | Jordan | |
| Smakieh | Archangel Michael | Latin Convention | Sermon site is in Latin Convention. | Jordan | |
| Wahadinah | Prophet Elias | Elias Church | Al-Wahadinah writes to الوهادنه. | Jordan | |
| Zarqa North | Twelve Apostles | Twelve Apostles Church | Jordan | ||
| Zarqa South | Pius X | St. Pius Church | Jordan | ||
| Larnaca | Our Lady of Mercy | St. Mary's Church | A chaplaincy is in the Franciscan convent in Ayia Napa. | Cyprus | |
| Limassol | Catherine of Alexandria |  |
St. Catherine's Church | Built 1872-1879 | Cyprus |
| Nicosia | Holy Cross |  |
Holy Cross Church with wall to North Nicosia | Built 1900-1902. The church is located in the buffer zone and the main entrance is blocked by the wall. A chaplaincy is in Northern Cyprus Girne / Kyrenia. | Cyprus |
| Nicosia | Holy Cross | Chapel of the Terra Sancta College | Chaplaincy of the parish of Holy Cross | Cyprus | |
| Paphos | Our Lady Mary Chrysopolis |  |
Church of Our Lady Mary of Üsküdar (Panagia Chrysopolitissa) was allegedly tied and whipped in Kato Paphos, here with Paul-pillar, at the Paul. | A chaplaincy is in Polis Chrysochous. | Cyprus |
| Polis Chrysochous | St. Nicholas | St. Nicholas Church | The chaplaincy of Paphos is a guest in the Orthodox Church since 1992. | Cyprus |
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