AMMAN — Iyad Twal on Friday was ordained as auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem at the Church ... His ...

On Feb. 28, Twal was ordained auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem at the Church of the Baptism of Christ, becoming the first patriarchal vicar of Jordan to be ordained on ...

He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Maximus of Jerusalem and succeeded him as ... This story was first published in March 2011 and has been updated. The Catholic News Agency (CNA) Staff ...

Born 315 A.D. Died 386 A.D. Bishop of Jerusalem and Doctor of the Church. In the East his feast is observed on the 18th of March, in the West on the 18th or 20th. Little is known of his life.

are in fact important material evidence of the arrival of the armies of the First Crusade in 1099 in southern Syria/Palestine and the territorial expansion of the newly established Kingdom of ...