Archbishop Gabriel Ganni †

Deceased

Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
6 Aug 1906		Born	Karmless
7 Jul 1929	22.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
19 Mar 1956	49.6	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
19 Mar 1956	49.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Gargara
20 May 1956	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Gargara
1959	52.4	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
12 Feb 1964	57.5	Succeeded	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
2 Mar 1966	59.6	Appointed	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
2 Mar 1966	59.6	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Pessinus
15 Jan 1971	64.4	Succeeded	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
10 Nov 1981	75.3	Died	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq

a priest for 52.3 years
a bishop for 25.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Yousef VII Ghanima †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Souleyman Sayegh †
Archbishop Paul II Cheikho †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Gabriel Ganni † (1956)
Archbishop Yousef VII Ghanima † (1925)
Archbishop Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Raphaël I Bidawid †
Archbishop André Sana
Bishop Curiacos Moussess †

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