Episcopal Commission for Pilgrimages
President: Rt. Rev. Francesco Patton, OFM
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: 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: Rt. Fr. 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: H.E. Msgr. Jamal Daibes
Coordinator for Palestine: H.E. Msgr. William H. Shomali
National Offices for Catholic Schools
Director for Jordan: Vacant
Director for Palestine: Rev. Fr. Iacoub Rafidi
Director for Israel: Rev. Fr. Abdel Masih Fahim (acting)
Legal Office
Director: Ms. Razan Kafiety Stiban
Safeguarding Office
Director Ms. Natalie Baddour
Caritas
President: H.B. Pierbattista 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)
Rev. Fr. Bruno Varriano (Vice President)
Elizabeth Kassinis (General Secretary)
Pontificie Opere Missionarie
Chairman: Rev. Abdo Abdo, O.C.D.
Representative of the Assembly for the Jubilee 2025
Rev. Nikodemus Schnabel, O.S.B.
CCAO - Coordinating Catholic Aid Organizations in the Holy Land
President: H.B. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.
AOCTS - Liason Fr. Marcello Gallardo, IVE
St. Yves Raffoul Rofa
LPJ Sami El-Yousef
Bethlehem University Br. Belayneh Medhanit
Maison d'Abraham Bernard Thibaud
Caritas Jerusalem Anton Asfar
Caritas Baby Hospital Issa Bandak
Catholic Relief Services Michelle Ryan
Secretariat for Solidarity Claudio Maina
CTS Fr. Tony Choukry, OFM
DVHL Michaela Richter
Pontifical Mission Joseph Hazboun
St. Vincent de Paul Elias Tams
Secretary Sinéad Martin