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Jordan's Arab Christians are well integrated in the Jordanian society and enjoy a high level of freedom. [3] All Christian religious ceremonies are allowed to be publicly celebrated in Jordan. [4] Christians are allotted a minimum of 7% of the seats in the Jordanian parliament (9 out of 130 seats). Jordanian Christians hold ministerial ...
Jordanian former Christians (1 P) C. Jordanian Catholics (2 C) E. Eastern Orthodox Christians from Jordan (3 P) Pages in category "Jordanian Christians"
Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Jordan. Muslims make up about 97.2% of the country's population. [1] [2] A few of them are Shiites. Many Shia in Jordan are refugees from Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq. [3] The country also boasts one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, coexisting with the rest of the population. They made up ...
Eastern Orthodoxy in Jordan refers to adherents, communities and institutions of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Jordan.. Within ecclesiastical order of the Eastern Orthodox Church, communities of Eastern Orthodox Christians in Jordan belong mainly to jurisdiction of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and partially to the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch.
All Christian religious ceremonies are publicly celebrated in Jordan. [279] Jordanian Arab Christians (some have Palestinian roots since 1948) number around 221,000, according to a 2014 estimate by the Orthodox Church. The study excluded minority Christian groups and the thousands of western, Iraqi and Syrian Christians residing in Jordan. [280]
The Catholic Church in Jordan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. In 2023, Christians made up 2.1% of Jordan's population. [1] Of these half, or 1.06% of the country's population were Catholics (115,000 people). [2] Catholics are divided in five Rites:
The Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary (JETS), a Christian training school for pastors and missionaries, was registered with the Government and operates as a cultural center. JETS purchased land to build a new facility in 2003 and received permits to construct the buildings in September 2006.
Pages in category "Christianity in Jordan" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...