Jacques Behnan Hindo (8 August 1941 – 6 June 2021) was a Turkish bishop of the Syriac Catholic Church.[1] He served as Archeparch of Al Hasakah from 1996 to 2019.
Jacques Behnan Hindo | |
|---|---|
| Title | Archeparch of Al Hasakah-Nisibis |
| Personal | |
| Born | 8 August 1941 İdil, Turkey |
| Died | 6 June 2021 (aged 79) Paris, France |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Denomination | Syrian Catholic |
| Organization | |
| Church | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Al-Hasakah |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 29 June 1996 – 22 June 2019 |
| Consecration | 18 June 1997 |
| Predecessor | Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri |
| Successor | Joseph Shamil |
| Ordination | 4 May 1969 |
Biography
editHindo was born in İdil, Turkey on 8 August 1941.[1] He was ordained as a priest on 4 May 1969 in the Archeparchy of Al-Hasakah-Nisibi. In June 1996, he was nominated to be Archeparch of Al Hasakah-Nisibis and was consecrated on 19 June 1997 by Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Antony II Hayyek.[2]
During the Syrian Civil War, he actively informed the press on the abuses of ISIS and the Syrian government.[3] He also expressed disagreement with the military actions of NATO.[4] Hindo retired on 22 June 2019 and was succeeded by Joseph Shamil.
Jacques Behnan Hindo died in Paris on 6 June 2021 at the age of 79.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo †". Catholic hierarchy.
- ^ "En Syrie, il n'y a pas de «guerre sainte», insiste Mgr Jacques Behnan Hindo". Cath.ch (in French). Al Hasakah. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Hindo, Jacques Behnan (4 February 2013). "Lettre de Mgr. Behnan HINDO : "Hassaké se lève contre les enlèvements"". Œuvre d'Orient (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Archevêque d'Hassaké : les frappes russes sont efficaces, pas celles des États-Unis". L'Observatoire de la Christianophobie (in French). 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Syrian Church mourns Abp Hindo's death; for him dialogue was stronger than the Islamic State". AsiaNews. Syria. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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