Kamal Hanna Bathish
| His Excellency Kamal Hanna Bathish | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem | |
| Appointed | 29 April 1993 |
| Term ended | 9 June 2007 |
| Predecessor | - |
| Successor | - |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana (1993–1994) Titular Bishop of Ierichus (1994–2025) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1955 by Alberto Gori |
| Consecration | 3 July 1993 by Michel Sabbah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1931 Nazareth, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 23 June 2025 (aged 93) Jerusalem, Israel |
Kamal-Hanna Bathish (Arabic: كمال حنا بطحيش, Hebrew: כמאל-חנא בטחיש; 6 December 1931 – 23 June 2025) was a Palestinian Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2007.
Biography
Kamal-Hanna Bathish was born in Nazareth, Mandatory Palestine on 6 December 1931. In 1955, he was ordained to the priesthood. In 1993, he was appointed a bishop by Pope John Paul II. Bathish was appointed Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana and appointed auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. He received his episcopal consecration on 3 July 1993, by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah and his co-consecrators were Salim Sayegh and Guerino Dominique Picchi. On 29 October 1994, Kamal Hanna Bathish was appointed Titular Bishop of Ierichus. He continued to work in Jerusalem as a bishop until his retirement on 9 June 2007.
On 23 June 2025, Bathish died in Jerusalem, at the age of 93.[1][2]
References
- Back to citation Di Marco, Giacomo (2015). "Vivere il lutto o elaborare il lutto?". Gruppi (3) 3: 13–24. doi:10.3280/gru2014-003003.
- Back to citation "Msgr. Kamal Bathish called to his eternal rest". Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.