Paul Bassim
Paul Bassim OCD (born November 14, 1922 in Zgharta , Lebanon , † August 21, 2012 ) was Vicar Apostolic of Beirut .
Life
Paul Bassim came from a Maronite- Lebanese family. He joined the order of the Discalced Carmelites and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1946 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on September 8, 1974 Titular Bishop of Laodicea ad Libanum and Vicar Apostolic of Latin Christians in Lebanon, based in Jeita . The Apostolic Nuncio in Lebanon and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Kuwait , Alfredo Bruniera , donated him episcopal ordination on November 24 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir , Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch , and Bonaventure Akiki OFM , Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo .
Bassim was a member of the Conference of Latin Bishops in the Arab Regions . Among other things, he was responsible for pastoral care for Afro-Asian migrants (PCAAM) who lived as migrant workers in the Arab regions.
On July 30, 1999, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "The Conference of Latin Bishops for the Arab Regions Arabs" ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , opuslibani.org.lb, accessed August 23, 2012
- ^ "The Migrant Workers" , lnf.org.lb, accessed on August 23, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Eustace John Smith OFM |
Vicar Apostolic of Beirut 1974–1999 |
Paul Dahdah OCD |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bassim, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bassim, Paul OCD |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese religious, Vicar Apostolic of Beirut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zgharta |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 2012 |