Patriarchate of Jerusalem

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The Patriarchate of Jerusalem is one of the oldest Christian patriarchates, traditionally overseeing the Eastern Orthodox Church’s presence in the Holy Land and serving as custodian of many of Christianity’s most sacred sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Eastern Orthodox patriarchate
autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church
administrativeLanguage Arabic
Greek
alsoKnownAs Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
surface form: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
claimsApostolicSeeOf James the Just
surface form: Apostle James the Just
communion Chalcedonian Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
conflictIssue property and land disputes in the Holy Land
currentPrimate Theophilos III of Jerusalem
surface form: Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
currentPrimateStartYear 2005
currentPrimateTitle Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
custodianOf Church of the Holy Sepulchre
many Christian holy sites in the Holy Land
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
elevatedToPatriarchate Council of Chalcedon
elevatedToPatriarchateYear 451
followsChristology Chalcedonian Definition
governingBody Holy Synod of Jerusalem
surface form: Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
governsInstitution Orthodox monasteries in the Holy Land
Orthodox parishes in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan
hasEthnicTradition predominantly Greek hierarchy
headOfChurchTitle Patriarch of Jerusalem
headquartersLocation Jerusalem
historicalOrigin Patriarchate of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs
surface form: ancient bishopric of Jerusalem
liturgicalLanguage Arabic
Church Slavonic
Koine Greek
mainCathedral Church of the Holy Sepulchre
maintains status quo arrangements at major holy sites in Jerusalem
majorPilgrimageDestination Christian pilgrims
participatesIn Pan-Orthodox synaxes
partOf Pentarchy
religion Christianity
rite Byzantine Rite
seeAlso Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
surface form: Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
seeCity Jerusalem
servesFaithfulOfEthnicity Arab Orthodox Christians
Slavic Orthodox Christians in the region
territorialJurisdiction Holy Land
Jordan
Palestinian territories
Qatar
Sinai Peninsula
surface form: Sinai in Egypt (disputed with Church of Sinai)

Israel
surface form: State of Israel
traditionalRank after Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch
fourth among Eastern Orthodox patriarchates
usesCalendar Julian calendar for liturgical purposes

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Patriarchate of Constantinople inCommunionWith Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Jerusalem liturgical tradition associatedWith Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Holy Synod of Jerusalem jurisdictionOver Patriarchate of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Holy Synod of Jerusalem canonicalTerritory Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Pan-Orthodox Congress of 1923 nonParticipant Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Holy and Great Council attendedBy Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Patriarchate of Jerusalem historicalOrigin Patriarchate of Jerusalem self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ancient bishopric of Jerusalem
Juvenal of Jerusalem seeAlso Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Eastern Orthodox patriarchates includeHistoricalSee Patriarchate of Jerusalem