Gabriel Acacius Coussa

His Eminence

Gabriel Acacius Coussa

Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
ChurchMelkite Greek Catholic Church
Installed4 August 1961
Term ended29 July 1962
PredecessorAmleto Giovanni Cicognani
SuccessorGustavo Testa
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Atanasio
Previous post(s)
  • Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law (1946–1961)
  • Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti (1961–1962)
Orders
Ordination25 December 1920
by Isaias Papadopoulos
Consecration16 April 1961
by Pope John XXIII
Personal details
Born
Léon Gabriel Coussa

(1897-08-03)3 August 1897
Died29 July 1962(1962-07-29) (aged 64)
Rome, Italy
BuriedSant'Atanasio
NationalitySyrian
DenominationMelkite Catholic
MottoMisericordiam Et Veritatem Diligit Dominus
Styles of
Gabriel Acacius Coussa
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSant'Atanasio

Gabriel Acacius Coussa, BA (3 August 1897 – 29 July 1962) was a Syrian Melkite Catholic archbishop, expert in canon law and cardinal. He served as secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches and was the first Eastern Catholic to hold this position.


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