Catholic Church in Israel

The patriarchate has a number of parishes, schools, and hospitals in the region, and it also operates the Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem, which showcases the history and culture of the Holy Land.

The Salesian Mission is another Catholic religious order that operates in Israel, particularly in the area of education and youth ministry.

At the start of the 21st century there were approximately 200,000 Christians in Israel[1] and the Palestinian territories,[2] representing about 1.5% of the total population.

[6] Jurisdictions of seven of the Catholic Churches overlap in Israel: the Armenian, Chaldean, Greek Melkite, Latin (Roman), Maronite, and Syriac.

[9][failed verification] There are currently 103 Catholic parishes in Israel and the Palestinian Territories: There are additionally 8 language chaplaincies and 7 ethnic pastoral centers within the Latin Patriarchate: The Holy See is currently represented by an Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and an Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine.

[citation needed] On 11 February 1948, with the Papal brief Supreme Pastoris, Pope Pius XII erected the Apostolic Delegation in Jerusalem and Palestine, Transjordan and Cyprus.