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Episcopal Commissions

 
 
Episcopal Commission for Pilgrimages  
President Rt. Rev. Francesco Iielpo, O.F.M.
Assitant Sr. Elizabeth Choolparambil F.S.E.
Email [email protected]
Website www.aocts.org 
                                        
Episcopal Commission for Family and Laity  
President H.E. Msgr.  Rafiq Nahra
 
 
 
 
Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace
Founded on April 20, 1971, the Commission for Justice and Peace functions under the auspices of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land as a Catholic resource, liaison, and animation center to further the social mission of the Church.
 
President  
   
   
 
Episcopal Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue  
President for Islam H.E. Msgr. William H. Shomali
President for Judaism Rt. Rev. Piotr Zelazko
                                      
 
Episcopal Commission for Ecumenical dialogue  
President H.E. Msgr. Yacoub Ephrem Semaan
Members Sr. Marie-Farouza Maximos, Chemin Neuf Community/Tantur
Maral Kiryakos, Armenian Catholic Church
Mr. Dominik Berberich, Focolare movement
Fr. Yunan/Frederic Masson, Syriac Catholic Church Bethlehem
Sr. Ghada Nehme, Rosary sisters
Fr. John Paul, Jesuit / Tantur
Fr. Simon Gloger, Benedictine of the Dormition Abbey/Ecumenical Circle of Friends
Fr. Antoine Doueihi, Maronite Church
Ms. Nizar Halloun, Tantur
Mr. Youssef Daher, World Council of Churches
Mr. Tawfiq Habbash
Fr. Johnny Jallouf, Franciscan
Fr. Fadi Abu Saada, Melkite Church
Sr. Blandine, Melkite Sisters of Emmanuel Monastery
Fr. Roman Kaminski, Hebrew speaking community, St. James Vicariate
 
 
Episcopal Committee for Consecrated Life  
President H.E. Rev. Fr. David Steffy LC  [email protected]      
Email
  1. Dom Patrick    Cistercians
  2. Brother Daoud Kassabry      Lasalle Brothers
  3. Fr. David Sullivan.         The White Fathers
  4. Fr. Matthew Cutinho.       Salesians
  5. Fr. Miguel Angel Garcia.     Jesuits
  6. Fr. Olivier Poquillon.   Dominicans
  7. Deacon Sinisa Srebrenovic. Franciscans
                                
 
Episcopal Committee for Youth’s pastoral activities  
President
 H.E. Msgr. Yacoub Ephrem Semaan
 
                                
Episcopal Committee for Schools  
Coordinator for Israel H.E. Msgr. Youssef Matta
Coordinator for Jordan  
Coordinator for Palestine H.E. Msgr. William H. Shomali
 
National Offices for Catholic Schools  
Director for Jordan Rev. Fr. Ashraf Nimri
Director for Palestine Rev. Fr. Iacoub Rafidi
Director for Israel Sr. Manar Mansour
 
Legal Office Director  
Director Ms. Razan Kafiety Stiban
 
Safeguarding Office   Coordinator Ms. Razan Kafiety Stiban
            
 
Caritas  
President H.B. Pierbattista Card. Pizzaballa
Jerusalem:                              
 
H.E. Msgr. Yacoub Ephrem Semaan (Vice President)
Mr. Anton Asfar (General Secretary)
Jordan:                                   
H.E. Msgr. Iyad Twal (Vice President)
Mr. Wael Suleiman (General Secrertary)
Administrative Board;

Dr. Katherine Al-Ashram Qubain. Latin Church

  1. Mr. Marwan Bou Dib. Maronite Church
  2. Mr. Omar Qalanzi Hijazeen. Latin
  3. Dr. Laith Nasraween. Melkite Roman Catholic
  4. Mr. Thabet Alwer. Melkite Roman Catholic
  5. Dr. Fareed Haddad. Melkite Roman Catholic. Latin Church
  6. Ms. Randa Awwad. Latin Church,
Cyprus
H.E. Msgr. Selim Sfeir (President)
H.E. Msgr. Bruno Varriano (Vice President)
Elizabeth Kassinis (General Secretary)
 
Pontificie Opere Missionarie  
Chairman  
 
 
Representative of the Assembly for the Jubilee 2025
                                                       
CCAO - Coordinating Catholic Aid Organizations in the Holy Land  
President H.B. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.
AOCTS - Liason  Fr. Marcelo Gallardo, IVE 
St. Yves      Mr. Raffoul Rofa
LPJ  Mr. Sami El-Yousef  
Bethlehem University  
 Br. Joseph Curran
Maison d'Abraham
 Mr. Bernard Thibaud 
Caritas Jerusalem    
 Mr. Anton Asfar    
Caritas Baby Hospital
 Mr. Issa Bandak    
Catholic Relief Services  
 Mr. Michelle Ryan  
Secretariat for Solidarity 
 Mr. Claudio Maina   
CTS Fr. Tony Choukry, OFM     
DVHL
 Ms. R Akroush
Pontifical Mission    
 Mr. Joseph Hazboun          
St. Vincent de Paul
 Mr. Elias Tams
Secretary    
 Sinéad Martin
 
 
                       

Episcopal Commissions