In 2020,
Christians made up 2.1% of the country's population;[2] of these, almost half (0.87%) were Orthodox Christian.
The Jordanian Eastern Orthodox Christians are believed to number 120,000, most of whom are Arabic speaking or by some accounts more than 300,000.[3] In 2017 there were 29 Eastern Orthodox churches - with that number on the increase - which come under the
Jerusalem Patriarchate.[3] Most of the Greek Orthodox Christians live in
Amman and surrounding areas.[3] The Jerusalem Patriarchate has become known in the past for its
pan-Arab orientation, possibly because it exists in various parts of the
Arab world.
Converts from Islam to Christianity risk the loss of civil rights.[1]Christmas and the Gregorian calendar New Year are recognized holidays in Jordan.[1]
In 2022, the Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox and Syrian Orthodox churches are all recognised by the Jordanian government.[4]
The two predominantly Orthodox towns are
Fuheis and
Al Husn.
^The ROC
severed full communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2018, and later severed full communion with the
primates of the Church of Greece, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, and the Church of Cyprus in 2020.
^
abcdefghAutocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized.
^UOC-MP was moved to formally cut ties with the ROC as of May 27th 2022.
^
abSemi-autonomous part of the
Russian Orthodox Church whose autonomy is not universally recognized.