Catholic Church in Jordan

The Catholic Church in Jordan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are approximately 114,000 Catholics in Jordan or 1.9% of the Jordanian population. Catholics are divided in four Rites: 80,000 Roman Catholics 32,000 Melkite Catholics 1,500 Syrian Catholics 500 Armenian Catholics There are also thousands of Chaldean Catholics refugees from Iraq.

Catholic Church in Jordan

The Catholic Church in Jordan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are approximately 114,000 Catholics in Jordan or 1.9% of the Jordanian population. Catholics are divided in four Rites: 80,000 Roman Catholics 32,000 Melkite Catholics 1,500 Syrian Catholics 500 Armenian Catholics There are also thousands of Chaldean Catholics refugees from Iraq.