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
TitleArcheparch of Al Hasakah-Nisibis
Personal
Born8 August 1941
İdil, Turkey
Died6 June 2021(2021-06-06) (aged 79)
Paris, France
ReligionCatholic
NationalitySyrian
DenominationSyrian Catholic
Organization
ChurchCathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Al-Hasakah
Senior posting
Period in office29 June 1996 – 22 June 2019
Consecration18 June 1997
PredecessorJacques Georges Habib Hafouri
SuccessorJoseph Shamil
Ordination4 May 1969

Biography

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Hindo 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

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  1. ^ a b "Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo †". Catholic hierarchy.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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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