Paul Bassim

Paul Bassim, OCD, was a Lebanese bishop of the Catholic Church.

Biography

Bassim was born in Zgharta, Lebanon and as a young man became a friar of the Discalced Carmelites. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on 29 June 1946.
Bassim was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Beirut for which he was appointed as the titular bishop of Laodicea [ad Libanum] on 8 September 1974, and consecrated on 23 November 1974, by Archbishop Alfredo Bruniera. He would hold the position of Vicar Apostolic until his retirement on 30 July 1999.
Bassim was a member of the Conference of the Latin [Bishops of the Arab Regions]. He was also responsible for the Pastoral Care of Afro-Asian migrants living as migrant workers in the Arab regions.
Bassim died on 21 August 2012.