Jean Mansour

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Jean Mansour SMSP (born July 27, 1928 in Ras-Baalbek ; † November 17, 2006 ) was auxiliary bishop and administrator in the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch .

Life

Jean Mansour was ordained on June 29, 1952 as a religious priest of the Mission Society of St. Paul , a religious community of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church .

On August 19, 1980 he received the appointment as auxiliary bishop and archbishop " pro hac vice " in Antioch with simultaneous appointment as titular archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti . The episcopal ordination was made on October 19, 1980 by the Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church Maximos V. Hakim ; Archbishops Nicolas Hajj SDS from Banyas and Habib Bacha SMSP from Beirut and Jbeil assisted as co-consecrators .

From 1980 to 1997 Mansour was auxiliary bishop, he mainly took on administrative functions. From 1997 to 2002 he was Curia Bishop in the Patriarchate of Antioch and temporarily Patriarchal Administrator. To its broader range of tasks also belonged Mitkonsekration of bishops, such as in Joseph Kallas SMSP, George Riashi BC , Pierre Mouallem , SMSP, Fares Maakaroun , Georges Kahhale BA , Salim Ghazal BS , Joseph Absi SMSP and Elias Rahal SMSP. Archbishop Jean Mansour was retired on October 17, 2002, and served as auxiliary bishop emeritus until his death on November 17, 2006 .

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SURNAME Mansour, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Christian clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Antioch
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Ras-Baalbek
DATE OF DEATH November 17, 2006