Archbishop Jean Bassoul, B.S. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
7 May 1920		Born
11 Jul 1943	23.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)
5 Dec 1961	41.5	Selected	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
26 Jan 1962	41.7	Confirmed	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
28 Apr 1962	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 Aug 1971	51.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
9 Aug 1977	57.2	Died	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

MicroData Summary
Jean Bassoul
Archbishop Jean Bassoul B.S.
(born 7 May 1920, died 9 Aug 1977)
Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Maghdouché, Eparchy of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Ordained Bishop Holy Cross, Cathedral, Boston, Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Death Place Beirut

a priest for 34.0 years
a bishop for 15.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Basile Khoury, B.S. †
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Nicholas Thomas Elko †
Titular Bishop of Apollonias
Bishop Stephen John Kocisko †
Titular Bishop of Theveste

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Basile Khoury, B.S. † (1947)
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Michael Bahous † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Habib Bacha, S.M.S.P. † (1975)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Maghdouché, Eparchy of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Ordained Bishop	Holy Cross, Cathedral, Boston, Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Death Place	Beirut

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WikiData: Q1685360

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1962, Number 45
ob.loc: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 74, Additions/Corrections (back)

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