Latin Patriarchal Vicariate of Jordan

Rumeimin Parish – Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church

Contact us:

Adress:

Latin Convent
RUMEIMIN
JORDAN

Tel & fax: (05) 351 42 05
Mobile: 077 740 08 23

Location

One Mass on Sunday evening at 6 PM, summer and winter.

First Friday of the month at 10 AM.

Event Schedule

Youth meeting every Friday at 4 PM.

Rumeimin is a Jordanian village located within the municipality of Salt, about 15 kilometers from the center of the province. The origin of the word Rumeimin is Aramaic and it means plentiful pomegranate trees and water fountains. Its most prominent tourist attractions in the village are the Aremeiman Falls, ancient buildings and historic olive presses

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Established in 1875, it is one of the first parishes in Jordan. It was under the parish of Salt, the church was built after the school. The first resident priest arrived to Rumeimin in 1877, and a few years later the church was built, then the Rosary Sisters came to do pastoral work. Most of the faithful of the parish have emigrated to the United States and now only a small number of Christian families remained in the village. When the Rosary Sisters left the parish, the Missionaries of Charity Sisters of “Mother Teresa” replaced them

MilestoneHistorical Detail
Visited by Fr. Moretain1871
Establishment of the Parish1873 (Fr. Yousef Gatti from Salt)
First Resident Priest1877 (Fr. Navoni)
Arrival of SistersRosary Sisters (1927) / Hortus Conclusus (1992) / Missionaries of Charity (2008)
Construction & Blessing of Church and Presbytery1907 (Fr. Yousef Salem)
Patron Saint of the ChurchThe Exaltation of the Holy Cross