Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem

Established in 1991 as Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan), on territory (Palestine and (Trans)Jordan) previously without proper Ordinary of the particular church sui iuris, which was governed as Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem of the Syriacs. ==Patriarchal Exarchs of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan)==

• Father Pierre Jaroûë (? – 1820.02.25), later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) ([1820.02.25] 1828.01.28 – death 1851.10.16) • Grégoire Pierre Abdalahad (1991 – 2000), Titular Bishop of Batnæ of the Syriacs (1996.06.29 – 2001.02.16); previously Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine) (1978 – 1991); later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) ([2001.02.16] 2001.02.24 – retired 2008.01.25), President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church (2001.02.24 – 2008.01.25) • Grégoire Pierre Melki (25 February 2002 – 20 November 2019), Titular Bishop of Batnæ of the Syriacs (2002.02.25 – present) • Yaacoub Semaan (28 March 2020 – present) ==References==