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Rt. Rev. Hanna Kaldani
Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Israel

Born in Karak, Jordan on January 22, 1955. Studied at the Seminary of Beit Jala, ordained priest on June 15, 1979 in Madaba (Jordan). Served at the parishes of Ramallah, Misdar, Abu Dhabi (as “donum fidei”), Fuheis and, since 2003, Marj Alhamam, and other chaplainces. Among other services, he has been Judge of the Ecclesiastical Latin Tribunal in Amman (1990-2011), General Director of the Latin Schools and General Secretary of the Christian Educational Institutions in Jordan (2001-2008), and played a role in inter-religious dialogue. 
On August 15, 2017 was appointed Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Israel and took office in Nazareth. He speaks Arabic, English, French and Italian.