Episcopal Commissions

 

 

Episcopal Commission for Pilgrimages
President	Rt. Rev. Francesco Patton, OFM
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

 

 

 

 

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	H.E. Msgr. Yacoub Ephrem Semaan

 

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	Rev. Fr. Franz Bouwen, M.A.

 

 

Episcopal Committee for Consecrated Life
President	H.E. Msgr. Bruno Varriano OFM
Director	Vacant
Email	[email protected]

                                

 

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

 

Legal Office
Director	Ms. Razan Kafiety Stiban

 

Safeguarding Office
Director

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. Jamal Daibes (Vice President) Mr. Wael Suleiman (General Secrertary)
Cyprus	H.E. Msgr. Selim Sfeir (President) H.E. Msgr. Bruno Varriano (Vice President) Elizabeth Kassinis (General Secretary)

 

Pontificie Opere Missionarie
Chairman

 

 

                                                       

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