Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Akka, Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Haifa, Israel

The Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Akka is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church directly subject to the Patriarch of Antioch. Its cathedral see is St. Elijah Greek-Melkite Cathedral in Haifa, and its territory covers Melkites in Israel, especially Galilee. In 2022 it counted 73,921 baptised members in thirty-seven parishes.

Acre was an early Christian see visited by Paul of Tarsus, as recounted in Acts 21. The Melkite see was restored in 1753 by Patriarch Cyril VI Tanas and attached to Tyre, but its bishops only took up residence in Acre in 1804. Before 1932 the jurisdiction also covered Transjordan; on 18 November 1964 Pope Paul VI raised it to an archeparchy covering all Galilee.

The archeparchy's name lists Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and the rest of Galilee, though its seat moved from Acre to Haifa, where St. Elijah Cathedral stands. Its parishes are Arabic-speaking and follow the Byzantine Rite; in 2022 it counted 73,921 baptised members in 37 parishes. The archeparchy also runs seven schools and, since 1982, a house in Haifa for reintegrating released detainees.

This jurisdiction serves multiple cities including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Ramleh, Lod, Acre, and Nof HaGalil. The communities are spread across the region, so check ahead to find which church is closest to where you will be.

The archeparchy runs seven schools and, since 1982, a house in Haifa for reintegrating released prisoners. Its territory once reached beyond Israel: before 1932 the jurisdiction of Acre also covered Transjordan. All inhabitants of Fassuta and Mi'ilya are reported to be Melkite Christians.