Background
Daoud, Ignace Moussa I Cardinal was born on September 18, 1930 in Maskane Homs, Syria. Son of Daoud Moussa and Kahla Elias (Dabbas) Daoud.
Daoud, Ignace Moussa I Cardinal was born on September 18, 1930 in Maskane Homs, Syria. Son of Daoud Moussa and Kahla Elias (Dabbas) Daoud.
Licence in Canon Law, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, 1964.
Ordained priest Syrian Rite, 1954. Secretary to Syrian Patriarch Beirut, 1965—1970. Ordained bishop, 1977.
Bishop Eparchy of Cairo (Syrian), Egypt, 1977—1994. Archbishop Archdiocese of Homs, Syria, 1994—1998. Patriarch Archdiocese of Antioch, Lebanon, 1998—2001, patriarch emeritus, since 2001.
Prefect Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Rome, 2000—2007, prefect emeritus, since 2007. Elevated to cardinal, 2001.