Kamal Hanna Bathish
Kamal-Hanna Bathish (Arabic: كمال حنا بطحيش, Hebrew: כמאל-חנא בטחיש; born on 6 December 1931 in Nazareth, Israel) is a retired auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Life
Kamal-Hanna Bathish received in 1955 his ordination to the priesthood. In 1993 he was appointed a bishop by Pope John Paul II. Bathish was appointed Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana and appointed auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. He received his episcopal consecration on July 3, 1993 by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah and were his co-consecrators Salim Sayegh (Catholic bishop) and Guerino Dominique Picchi. On October 29, 1994 Kamal Hanna Bathish was appointed Titular Bishop of Ierichus. He continued to work in Jerusalem as a bishop until his retirement on 9 June 2007.