Gabriel Acacius Coussa

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Archbishop Gabriel Acacius Coussa

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Gabriel Acacius Coussa (August 3, 1897 - July 29, 1962) was a Melkite Catholic archbishop, expert in canon law and cardinal. Born in Aleppo, Syria he was ordained a priest of the Basilian Aleppian order on December 20, 1920. On March 3, 1946 Father Coussa was appointed Secretary of Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law for the Roman Curia.^[1] He was an acquaintance of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who later was elected Pope John XXIII.^[2] In 1961 he was consecrated Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis for the Melkite Church and named Pro-Secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches.

In March 1962 Coussa was elevated to Secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches and appointed Cardinal-Priest of Saint Atanasio. He was the first Eastern Catholic to serve as the head of the Congregation. His tenure, however, was short. Coussa died unexpectedly on July 29, 1962, just as the Second Vatican Council was opening.^[3]

[edit] See also

• Maximos IV Sayegh, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch
• Joseph Raya

[edit] External links

• Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem
• L'Église Melkite/The Melkite Church.
• Melkite Catholic Web Ring.
• Official Website of the Melkite Church in the US.
• Extensive history of the Melkite Church

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