death_date consecration other_post nationality article_title birth_date term_end church death_place title image_size term_start rank name caption consecrated_by predecessor birth_place buried motto type ordained_by previous_post successor religion ordination birth_name
29 july 1962 16 april 1961 cardinal-priest of sant ` atanasio syrian gabriel acacius coussa
 3 august 1897 29 july 1962 melkite greek catholic church rome , italy secretary of the congregation for the oriental churches 200px 4 august 1961 patriarch gabriel acacius coussa coat of arms of cardinal coussa pope john xxiii amleto giovanni cicognani aleppo , aleppo vilayet , ottoman empire sant ` atanasio misericordiam et veritatem diligit dominus cardinal isaias papadopoulos secretary of the code of canon law -lrb- 1946-1961 -rrb- titular of archbishop of hierapolis in syria dei greco-melkiti -lrb- 1961-1962 -rrb- the pontifical commission for the authentic interpretation gustavo testa melkite catholic 25 december 1920 léon gabriel coussa
gabriel acacius coussa

gabriel acacius coussa -lrb- august 3 , 1897 -- july 29 , 1962 -rrb- was a syrian melkite catholic archbishop , expert in canon law and cardinal .
he served as secretary of the congregation for the eastern churches and was the first eastern catholic to hold this position .
