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Patriarchal See of Jerusalem
 

His Excellency the Right Rev. Archimandrite Georges Bakar is the Patriarchal Vicar of the Patriarchal See of Jerusalem.

Patriarchate / Patriarchat

Greek-Catholic Patriarchate / Batrakiyat al-Rum al-kathooleek / Patriarcat Roum Melkite Catholique / Patriarcat Grec-Catholique / Patriarcat Grec Melkite Catholique
Greek Catholic Patriarchate Street
P.O. Box 14130
Jaffa Gate - Bab al-Jalil (Bab el Khalil)
Jerusalem - 91141
Israel
Tel: 6282023, from the US 011.972.2.6282023, local from outside Jerusalem: 02.6282023
6271968, from the US 011.972.2.6271968, local from outside Jerusalem: 02.6271968
6271969, from the US 011.972.2.6271969, local from outside Jerusalem: 02.6271969
Fax: 6286652, from the US 011.972.2.6286652, local from outside Jerusalem: 02.6286652
E-mail: gcp@pgc-lb.org
Web site: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All The East of Alexandra and of Jerusalem, The official web site of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate, in Arabic
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All The East of Alexandra and of Jerusalem, The official web site of the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate, in English

Directions to the Patriarchate with the Church

The Patriarchate is in the Christian Quarter, Old City of Jerusalem, by Jaffa Gate
Enter Old City of Jerusalem by Jaffa Gate from New City
That street is David Street. Walk down David Street
Then, there are two roads that can be take

  • Turn left at the third street, "Greek Patriarchate Road". On the right side of this road, there is a street sign reading "Patriarchat Grec-Catholique". Walk the "Greek Patriarchate Road". A street on the left deadends at the entrance to the Church on "Greek Patriarchate Road". To go to the front door of the Patriarchate, continue to walk the "Greek Patriarchate Road". The "Greek Patriarchate Road" jogs to the right and becomes "St. Dimitri Street". The front entrance of the Greek Patriarchate is at the beginning of "St. Dimitri Street".
  • Turn left at the second street, which ends at the entrance to the Church on "Greek Patriarchate Road". Turn left on "Greek Patriarchate Road". To go to the front door of the Patriarchate, continue to walk the "Greek Patriarchate Road". The Greek Patriarchate Road jogs to the right and becomes "St. Dimitri Street". The front entrance of the Greek Patriarchate is at the beginning of "St. Dimitri Street".

St. George (Mar Giries) Melkite Greek Catholic Parish
Abouna Firas Boutros Khoury Diab
E-mail Address: Abouna Firas Boutros Khoury Diab,cure_zab@yahoo.com or Abouna Firas Boutros Khoury Diab, firas_khoury2002@yahoo.com
Skype Name: Doris Diab Doris_Diab, by e-mail please agree on a date and a time for a Skype Video Call
Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus 2 hours
Pacific Time (GMT minus 8 hours) in the United States of America is 10 hours behind Zababdeh Time, that is 2 a.m. Pacific Time is 12 noon Zababdeh Time, 12 noon Pacific Time is 10 p.m Zababdeh Time, 2 p.m. Pacific Time is 12 midnight Zabadeh Time, and 12 midnight Pacific Time is 10 a.m. the next day Zababdeh Time.
Usually, the best time to contact Abouna Firas is during his evening, that is from 7 p.m. - 12 p.m. during Zababdeh time.
Cell / Mobile telephone for Abouna Firas: 0599789282, from other countries including the U.S.: 011.970.599789282, (do not dial the area code and the 0), from Jerusalem and Bethlehem: 0599789282 (Code 970 is for Palestine National Authority and code 972 is for Israel. Both codes will work.)
Fax: None
Web site: St. George (Mar Giries) Melkite Greek Catholic Church, http://www.stgeorgeinzababdeh.com/
Mailing address: St. George Church, Zababdeh, Palestine National Authority
St. George Church does not have a street mailing address nor a Post Box Office mailing address.
Physical location: St. George Church is the Catholic Church on the main road.
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