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)
Patriarchal Sees (Patriarchates) Patriarchate (1)
Patriarchal Exarchates Patriarchal Exarchate (3)
Territories Dependent on the Patriarch Patriarchal Territory (2)
Roman Rite (1): Jerusalem
Armenian Church (1): Jerusalem and Amman
Chaldean Church (1): Jerusalem
Greek-Melkite 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 Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
Apostolic Delegation: Jerusalem and Palestine Archbishop Giorgio Lingua (66)
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.) Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (61)
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, I.C.P.B. (79)
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church Patriarch Youssef Absi, M.S.P. (79)
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Maronite Church Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (86)
Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan (81)
Assembly of Ordinaries: Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (61)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient (C.P.C.O.) Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (86)
Cathedrals Cathedrals (6)
Roman-Rite Church Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Saints: 116 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
Last updated on 2026年06月08日
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