Catholic Church in Jordan
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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 Catholics
There 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.
An important Catholic charity in Jordan is Caritas Jordan.
Parishes
[edit]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.
Papal visit
[edit]Pope Benedict XVI visited Jordan in 2009.[4]
See also
[edit]- Religion in Jordan
- Christianity in Jordan
- Eastern Orthodoxy in Jordan
- Freedom of religion in Jordan
- St. Joseph's Church
- Church of the Redeemer
