Ignatius Moses I Daoud

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Bishop)
by Antony II Hayyek
Created cardinal21 February 2001
Personal details
Born
Basile Daoud

(1930-09-18)18 September 1930
, Syria
Died7 April 2012(2012-04-07) (aged 81)
Rome, Italy

Ignatius Basile Moses I Daoud (or Moussa Daoud) (

Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
in the Catholic Church.

Biography

Daoud was born in

Canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. On 18 September 1977 he was consecrated Bishop of Cairo by Patriarch Ignatius Antony II Hayyek. In 1994 he was appointed Archbishop of Homs of the Catholic Syrians.[2]

Then-Archbishop Moses Daoud was elected

Congregation for the Oriental Churches
, which deals with Vatican relations with the Eastern-Rite Churches in communion with Rome, by Pope John Paul II, on 25 November 2000.

Moses Daoud was proclaimed

. On 9 June 2007, Patriarch Emeritus Ignatius Moses I resigned his post as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

Until his 80th birthday, he was a member of the following dicasteries of the Roman Curia:

  • Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
  • Congregation for the Causes of the Saints
  • Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
  • Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
  • Special Council for
    General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Death and funeral

He died on 7 April 2012 in Rome.

A

Ignatius Joseph III Younan, Pope Benedict XVI called the Cardinal Patriarch "a faithful Pastor who devoted himself with faith and generosity to the service of the people of God". He went on to say that, "these days, when we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord", he was offering special prayers "for the peoples of the region who are living through difficult times".[3][4]

Distinctions

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrian Catholic Church

20 October 1998 – 8 January 2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

25 November 2000 – 9 June 2007
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Google Books website, Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Lucian N. Leustean
  2. ^ a b c "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, Biographical Dictionary of John Paul II (1978-2005), Consistory of February 21, 2001 (VIII)". Florida International University website.
  3. ^ "Catholic News Service". Catholicnews.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Catholic News Service". Catholicnews.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

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