Chaldean Catholic Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Jerusalem

The Chaldean Catholic Territory Dependent on (or Patriarchal Dependency of) the Patriarch of Jerusalem is a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Chaldean Catholic Church sui iuris (Eastern Catholic: Chaldean Rite, Syriac language) covering the Holy land (Palestine and Israel).

As Territory Dependent on the Patriarch, it is immediately subject to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon (actually in Baghdad, Iraq), without being part of his or any other ecclesiastical province. It is not entitled to a (Titular) Bishop as Ordinary, the incumbents use the style Protosyncellus (normally an official in an episcopal curia).

History

Established in 1997 as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch on territory previously without proper Ordinary for the particular church, which was previously governed as the Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem within the Patriarch's own archeparchy, whose last incumbent was briefly Patriarchal Exarch before being appointed the first Protosyncellos.

Patriarchal Vicars of Jerusalem

(all Chaldean Rite)

Patriarchal Vicars of Jerusalem
  • Father Boutros Sha’ya (1970 – 1978)
  • Msgr. Henri Gouillon (1982 – 1990)
  • Msgr. Paul Collin (1990 – 1991 see below), next Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem of the Chaldeans (1991 – 1997)

Ordinaries

(all Chaldean Rite)

Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem
  • Msgr. Paul Collin (see above 1991 – 1997 see below)
Protosyncelli of Jerusalem
  • Msgr. Paul Collin (see above 1997 – ...)

See also

References
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