St. George Cathedral – Oum Al Sumak
History
After the Council of Nicaea in 325, Christianity developed in Palestine, and in 358 there were already many churches, at the moment when the region was divided into three: Palestine First around Jerusalem; Second Palestine around Scythopolis, corresponding to today’s Galilee; Third Palestine around Petra and Philadelphia corresponding to the present Transjordan.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, due to the still troubled situation in the region, Palestine Third (Jordan today) remained attached, in its northern part to Galilee, and in the rest of the country to the Hauran eparchy and That of Jerusalem.
The autonomous Archeparchy of Petra, Philadelphia and all of Transjordan was re-established on 2 May 1932. The Jordanian territory has an area of about 89,000 square kilometers. The population, which dates back to very different origins, was gradually unified by Arabic language and culture.
The resources of the country are, in the cultivable band, wheat, barley, wines, olive oil, and in its subsoil phosphate exported to Europe and several countries of the Far East.
List of Archbishops:
1932-1948 Paul Selman
1948-1970 Michel Assaf
1970-1992 Saba Youakim
1992-2007 S.E. Mgr Georges el Murr.
2007-2015 S.E. Mgr Yasser el Ayyash
2015 – 2018 Elie Haddad (Patriarchal Administrator)
2018 … Joseph Gebara
General Statistics
Approximate number of inhabitants: 5,500,000, the vast majority of whom are Muslim
Approximate number of Christians: 300,000 of whom the majority is Orthodox
Number of Greek-Melkite Catholic faithful: 31,000
Number of eparchial priests: 23 (7 bachelors and 16 married, including 5 retired).
Number of nuns serving the Archeparchy: 24
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy
St. Georges Cathedral
Address : Ibn Tawous St., Amman, Jordan
Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/GreekCatholicChurchJo/8
Phone/Fax : +962 6 581 5739
H.E. Archbishop Joseph Gebara – Patriarchal Administrator of Petra and Philadelphia