Jacques Behnan Hindo

Jacques Behnan Hindo
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
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

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.

Biography

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

"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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[Hierarchy-1] "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.