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Bishops Emeritus
H.E. Kamal Hanna Bathish
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Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem P.O.B. 14152 91141 Jerusalem
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26/12/1931: Born in Haifa
03/10/1943: entered the Latin Patriarchate Seminary in Beit Jala.
29/06/1955: Ordained Priest in the Salesian Church of Jesus Adolescent, Nazareth
01/07/1955: Pastoral service in seven Latin Patriarchate parishes
01/07/1962: Pastoral service in two parishes in Rome while studying for a Licentiate degree
07/08/1964: Obtained Licentiate in Social Sciences
20/08/1964- 1995: Assistant in the Chancellery of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, appointed Member of the Court of First Instance
08/10/1965: Chancellor of the Diocese
29/06/1988: Appointed Vicar General of the Diocese.
03/07/1993: Episcopal ordination at the Holy Sepulcher with Bishop Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo; appointed Auxiliary Bishop and Diocesan Vicar General
01/06/1995: President of the “Jerusalem Committee for the Great Jubilee” and Member of the “Central Committee for the Great Jubilee” in Rome.
15/12/2006: Presented retirement letter to the Holy Father, having reached the age limit
09/07/2007: Pope Benedict XVI accepts the letter of retirement
29/06/2015: Celebrated Diamond jubilee – 60 years of Priesthood