Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri

Catholic bishop
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IntroCatholic bishop
PlacesSyria
wasPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth20 August 1916, Damascus
Death4 May 2011 (aged 94 years)
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Biography

Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri (August 20, 1916 – May 4, 2011) was a Syrian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the oldest Syrian Roman Catholic bishop.
Hafouri was born in Damas, Syria and was ordained a priest on January 28, 1940. Hafouri was appointed Bishop of Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi Diocese on March 18, 1982 and ordained bishop on August 13, 1982. He remained bishop of the diocese until his retirement on June 28, 1996.

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