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Mosul -- The Syrian-Catholic Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa Basile Georges Casmoussa (born 25 October, 1938) is the Syrian Catholic archbishop of Mosul, Iraq. He was, according to Vatican records, born in Iraq.

Casmoussa was ordained as a priest in June 1962 and worked for three decades as the editor of Christian Source
 of Mosul, Iraq, says that he was kidnapped by mistake, was never mistreated, and was released as soon as his captors realized that he was a Catholic bishop. The Vatican, which had earlier condemned the abduction Abduction
Balfour, David

expecting inheritance, kidnapped by uncle. [Br. Lit.: Kidnapped]

Bertram, Henry

kidnapped at age five; taken from Scotland. [Br. Lit.
 as an "act of terrorism," welcomed his release and, said Pope John Paul Pope John Paul is the name of two Popes of the Roman Catholic Church:
  • Pope John Paul I (1978), who named himself in honor of his predecessors, Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. Reigned for only 34 calendar days
  • Pope John Paul II (1978–2005), the only Polish Pope.
, "thanked God for the happy ending". (Globe, Post, Zenit, Jan. 18, 2005)
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Title Annotation:Iraq; Syrian-Catholic Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa
Publication:Catholic Insight
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Geographic Code:7IRAQ
Date:Mar 1, 2005
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