His Eminence Gabriel Acacius Coussa | |
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| Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches | |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Installed | 4 August 1961 |
| Term ended | 29 July 1962 |
| Predecessor | Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
| Successor | Gustavo Testa |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Atanasio |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 December 1920 by Isaias Papadopoulos |
| Consecration | 16 April 1961 by Pope John XXIII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Léon Gabriel Coussa 3 August 1897 |
| Died | 29 July 1962 (aged 64) Rome, Italy |
| Buried | Sant'Atanasio |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Denomination | Melkite Catholic |
| Motto | Misericordiam Et Veritatem Diligit Dominus |
| Styles of Gabriel Acacius Coussa | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Sant'Atanasio |
Gabriel Acacius Coussa, BA (3 August 1897 – 29 July 1962) was a Syrian prelate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church who served as Secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches from 1961 to 1962. He was the first Eastern Catholic to hold this position. He was a member of the Basilian Aleppian Order and was created a cardinal in 1962.