Ruseifeh is Jordan’s fourth largest city. It is part of Zarqa governorate and is located in the Zarqa River Basin on the Amman-Zarqa highway. Along with Amman and Zarqa, Ruseifeh is the third city in the Amman metropolitan area. Many large industries operate in the city.
Infrastructures of the Latin Patriarchate
They are comprised of a small church, some shops on the street level, a priest hours and a former LPJ school, currently welcoming 14 disabled persons with special needs in a home run by the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity. The resident priest is from Sri Lanka, he looks after the convent and celebrates the Mass for the six migrant Christian families who live in the area.
| Milestone | Historical Detail |
| First Contact | 1927 |
| First Resident Priest | 1979 (Fr. Ibrahim Batarseh) |
| Construction of the Church | 1968 |
| Blessing of the Church | 1968 (Bishop Neemeh Simaan) |
| Patron Saint of the Church | Mary Queen of Angels, then the Holy Family and St. Thomas More |
| Arrival of Sisters | 1988 (Missionaries of Charity – Mother Teresa’s Sisters) |
Amman Office:
Princess Bint Al Hassan Street, Building No. 11, Sweifieh.
Email:gro.jpl@nadroj.etairaciv
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