Paul Coussa Explained

Type:Bishop
Paul Coussa
Archbishop of Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Baghdad
Church:Armenian Catholic Church
See:Armenian Catholic Diocese of Baghdad
Term:1983–2001
Predecessor:Hovhannes Kasparian
Successor:Emmanuel Dabbaghian
Ordination:17 April 1941
Birth Date:9 September 1917
Birth Place:Alep, Syria
Previous Post:Bishop

Paul Coussa (9 September 1917  - 7 July 2012) was a Syrian born Iraqi prelate of the Armenian Catholic Church.

Born in Alep, Syria, he was ordained a priest in 1941, aged 23. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Antioch Syrian diocese on 26 August 1969, along with Titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia. He was ordained bishop on 21 December 1969. He was appointed bishop of the Armenian Catholic Diocese of Baghdad on June 27, 1983 until his retirement on October 13, 2001, aged 94.

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