The whole of the country for all Melkites forms a single Archeparchy. Jordanian Catholics belonging to the Greek Catholic churches use the Melkite Rite, these are referred to as "Roum Catholiks" in Jordan (Roum or Rome referring to Byzantine, while those following the standard rites of the Catholic Church are referred to as "Lateen" and belong to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
There are 32 Latin Catholic parishes in Jordan in 2023.[3]Melkite Greek Catholic Church has 28 parishes, Syrian Catholics have 3 parishes and Armenian Catholics has 2 churches. There are 66 Catholic parishes in all Jordan, belonging to four Catholic traditions.
^Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
^Latin Patriarchate Of Jerusalem website, retrieved 2023-08-28
^The National News website, article dated December 31, 2022
External linksedit
Profile of the Catholic Church in Jordan
April 11, 2024
catholic, church, jordan, part, worldwide, catholic, church, under, spiritual, leadership, pope, rome, 2023, christians, made, jordan, population, these, half, country, population, were, catholics, people, catholics, divided, four, rites, latin, catholics, mel. The Catholic Church in Jordan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome In 2023 Christians made up 2 1 of Jordan s population 1 Of these half or 1 06 of the country s population were Catholics 115 000 people 2 Catholics are divided in four Rites 80 000 Latin Catholics 32 000 Melkite Catholics 1 500 Syrian Catholics 500 Armenian CatholicsThere are also thousands of Chaldean Catholics refugees from Iraq The whole of the country for all Melkites forms a single Archeparchy Jordanian Catholics belonging to the Greek Catholic churches use the Melkite Rite these are referred to as Roum Catholiks in Jordan Roum or Rome referring to Byzantine while those following the standard rites of the Catholic Church are referred to as Lateen and belong to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Contents 1 Parishes 2 Papal visit 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksParishes editThere are 32 Latin Catholic parishes in Jordan in 2023 3 Melkite Greek Catholic Church has 28 parishes Syrian Catholics have 3 parishes and Armenian Catholics has 2 churches There are 66 Catholic parishes in all Jordan belonging to four Catholic traditions Papal visit editPope Benedict XVI visited Jordan in 2009 4 See also editReligion in Jordan Christianity in Jordan Eastern Orthodoxy in Jordan Freedom of religion in Jordan St Joseph s Church Church of the RedeemerReferences edit US State Dept 2022 report Catholics and Culture website retrieved 2023 08 08 Latin Patriarchate Of Jerusalem website retrieved 2023 08 28 The National News website article dated December 31 2022External links editProfile of the Catholic Church in Jordan Latin Patriarchate Of Jerusalem website 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catholic Church in Jordan amp oldid 1210820614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
