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Kamal Hanna Bathish

Kamal Hanna Bathish was a Catholic bishop who served as auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2007.

1931 to 2025Auxiliary bishop in JerusalemLatin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Born
6 December 1931, Nazareth
Died
23 June 2025, Jerusalem
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Kamal Hanna Bathish was born in 1931 in Nazareth

Kamal Hanna Bathish was born in Nazareth on 6 December 1931, during the British Mandate.

He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1955. In 1993 Pope John Paul II named him a bishop, with the title of Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana, and made him auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Patriarch Michel Sabbah consecrated him on 3 July 1993.

On 29 October 1994 he became Titular Bishop of Ierichus. He kept working as a bishop in Jerusalem until he retired on 9 June 2007.

He died in Jerusalem on 23 June 2025.

Kamal Hanna Bathish's life in 6 milestones

  1. 1931

    Born in Nazareth.

  2. 1955

    Ordained a Catholic priest.

  3. 1993

    Appointed auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

  4. 1994

    Appointed Titular Bishop of Ierichus.

  5. 2007

    Retired as a bishop.

  6. 2025

    Died in Jerusalem.

Kamal Hanna Bathish held 2 offices between 1993 and 2025

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  • titular bishop 1993 to 2025
  • auxiliary bishop 1993 to 2007

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