Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
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Patriarchate of Jerusalem Patriarchatus Hierosolymitanus Latinorum הפטריארכיה בירושלים (Hebrew) بطريركية القدس (Arabic) |
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| Location | |
| Country | Cyprus Israel Jordan Palestine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jerusalem |
| Metropolitan | Jerusalem |
| Subdivisions | Vicarates |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 161,400 |
| Parishes | 66 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus |
| Secular priests | 66 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | sede vacante |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Apostolic Administrator | Pierbattista Pizzaballa |
| Vicar General | Humam Khzouz |
| Episcopal Vicars |
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| Emeritus Bishops | |
| Website | |
| lpj.org | |
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (Latin: Patriarcha Hierosolymitanus Latinorum) is the title raising the rank of the see of the Latin Church Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem.
The Archdiocese of Jerusalem has jurisdiction over all 'Latin Church' Roman Catholics (not Eastern Catholics) in the Holy Land (Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Jordan) as well as Cyprus. In Jerusalem, the Latin Catholic community is the largest Christian community, with some 4,500 people out of an estimated Christian population of about 11,000. Presently Sede vacante, the most recent Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem was Fouad Twal who resigned in 2016. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem also holds the office of Grand Prior of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
In the Catholic Church, the title Patriarch is customarily reserved to the highest ranking bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches. The Patriarch of Jerusalem is one of four Archbishops of the Latin Church to be called a patriarch, the others being the Patriarchs of Venice, Lisbon and the East Indies (Goa (and Daman), India). These 'minor patriarchs' are Archbishops whose Metropolitan see has as a permanent privilege the honorific title of patriarch, comparable to a primatial see's title primate, yet more prestigious, and may be combined with such title. The honorary patriarchal titles Latin Patriarch of Constantinople, Alexandria and Antioch were abolished in 1964, other ones earlier. The title of Patriarch of Jerusalem is also used by the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, as well as, titularly, by the Melkite Patriarch.
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