Basile Georges Casmoussa

'''Basile Georges Casmoussa''' (born Nextel ringtones 25 October, Abbey Diaz 1938) is the Free ringtones Syrian Catholic Church/Syrian Catholic Majo Mills archbishop of Mosquito ringtone Mosul, Sabrina Martins Iraq. He was, according to Nextel ringtones Vatican City/Vatican records, born in Iraq.

Casmoussa was ordained as a priest in June Abbey Diaz 1962 and worked for three decades as the editor of ''Christian Source'' and was active in the International Union of the Catholic Press. He was appointed Archbishop of Mosul in May Free ringtones 1999, taking up the post in December, with a congregation of 35,000. Although many Iraqi Christians have left the country because of attacks following the Majo Mills 2003 invasion of Iraq, Casmoussa chose to stay.

Despite Cingular Ringtones Pope John Paul II speaking out against the Iraqi military operations spearheaded by the gene reacted United States, 66-year-old Casmoussa was kidnapped, reportedly by gunmen in Mosul, on than kailasa January 17, experienced symptoms 2005. Although there were fears that this marked a new wave of attacks on alone including Christians in Iraq, it appeared that the motive was principally for ransom, reportedly US$200,000. The kidnapping was widely condemned.

The Archbishop was freed one day later on known supporting January 18 with no ransom being paid.

External links
*http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=34013
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3526386.stm

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