Paul Coussa (9 September 1917 – 7 July 2012) was a

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. 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

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. 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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Catholic-Hierarchy.org; accessed 25 June 2015. 1917 births 2012 deaths 20th-century bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church Syrian bishops Religious leaders from Aleppo Place of death missing {{Syria-reli-bio-stub