Latin Patriarchal Vicariate of Jordan

Jabal Al-Hashimi Parish - Our Lady of Carmel Church

Contact information:

Address:

Hashmi Shamali
P.O.B. 11155
11123  Amman
JORDAN

Tel: (06) 491 85 48

Fax: (06) 490 44 95

Mobile: 079 913 53 23
Location

 

Holy Mass Schedule

DayTimeNotes
Saturday6:00 PMSunday Vigil Mass
Sunday8:30 AMMorning Mass

Youth Groups Schedule

Group / CategoryDayTimeFrequency
Sprouts Youth (Al-Bara’em)Friday9:00 AMWeekly
Middle School Youth (Preparatory)Sunday3:00 PMWeekly
High School YouthThursday5:00 PMWeekly
University YouthFriday6:00 PMWeekly

Weekly Spiritual Activities & Groups

Activity / GroupDayTimeFrequency
Confraternity MeetingMonday5:00 PMWeekly
Weekly AdorationTuesday6:00 PMWeekly
Neocatechumenal WayWednesday4:30 PM
Neocatechumenal WaySaturday5:30 PM

The parish of Al-Hashimi is situated in a densely populated area in the east of Amman not far from downtown. The area is mostly older residential with shops and a few businesses. The economy is fairly low with some unemployment and so it is a relatively poor area.
 

Infrastructures of the Latin Patriarchate

The parish was established in 1950 and the school funded thereafter, with 57 students and two teachers. The school continued to expand over the years with the increase in the number of Christian children in the area. In 1962, the Patriarchate built a school and a residence for the Rosary Sisters. The kindergarten became a separate school with its own principal in 1974, and a south wing was added to the main building in 1977. A new kindergarten building was built a short distance from the main school in 1982. Four years later, the new Hashimi school was built with 21 classrooms, a staff room, library and a center for the scouts and youth.

Initial Pastoral Outreach

1955 (from Christ the King Parish, Misdar)

Establishment of the Parish

1963

Permanent Residency of the Priest

1963

Arrival of Religious Sisters

Rosary Sisters (1966–1967)

 

Sisters of St. Dorothea (1970)

Construction of the Church

1971 (Fr. Naoum Karadsheh)

Blessing of the Church

 Temporary Church: 1966 (Bishop Neemeh Simaan)

 

Current Church: 1971 (Patriarch Giacomo Beltritti)

Patroness of the Parish

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Construction of the Current Presbytery

1971 (Fr. Naoum Karadsheh)