Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan (Maronite)
St. Charbel Maronite Church
Location
Country	Jordan
Coordinates	31°52′35″N 35°52′49″E / 31.87631150°N 35.88023660°E / 31.87631150; 35.88023660
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2018) 1,000 [1] [2]
Parishes	2
Information
Sui iuris church	Maronite Church
Rite	West Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)
Cathedral	St. Charbel Maronite Church
Secular priests	1
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Patriarch	Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Patriarchal Exarch	Moussa El-Hage

Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan is a patriarchal exarchate of the Maronite Church, ^[3] immediately subject to the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. In 2018, there were 1,000 members. ^[2] It is currently governed by Archeparch Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M.

Territory and statistics

The Exarchate extended its jurisdiction over the Maronite Catholic faithful of Jordan, and it is seated in Amman. It includes two parishes and had 1,000 members in 2018. ^{[2] [4]}

History

On May 5, 1985, two years after the International Eucharistic Congress held in Jerusalem, was inaugurated in the Holy Land a Patriarchal Vicariate to meet Lebanese Maronites that lived there ^[5] until then directly dependent on the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre.

The patriarchal exarchate of Jordan was erected on October 5, 1996.

Since its erection it was entrusted to the pastoral care of Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land, who is its in persona episcopi.

Patriarchal Exarchs

• Paul Nabil El-Sayah (October 5, 1996 - June 6, 2011 appointed archbishop, personally, of the curia of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites) ^[6]
• Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M., (since 16 June 2012) ^[7]

References

External links

• http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jord0.htm
• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djoma.html