Greek-Melkite Titular Metropolitan See of

Cesarea in Palæstina

Palestine

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Greek-Melkite (Byzantine)

Type: Titular Metropolitan See

Name: Cesarea in Palæstina (latine) / Cesarea di Palestina (Italiano) / Cæsarien(sis) in Palæstina Græcorum Melkitarum (Latin)

Location: El-Kaïsāriyeh, pr. Palestina I, Palestine

History

1927: Established as Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea (latine) / Cesarea di Palestina (Italiano)
1933: Renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Cesarea in Palæstina (latine) / Cesarea di Palestina (Italiano) / Cæsarien(sis) in Palæstina Græcorum Melkitarum (Latin)
1961: Promoted as Titular Metropolitan See of Cesarea in Palæstina (latine) / Cesarea di Palestina (Italiano) / Cæsarien(sis) in Palæstina Græcorum Melkitarum (Latin)

Titular Archbishop

Titular Archbishop:

vacant

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A. (1965.07.30 – 2017.01.01)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Gabriel Abou-Saada (1961.04.28 – 1965.03.01)
Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Cirillo Riza (1927.06.20 – 1954.05.06)

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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