Jacques Behnan Hindo | |
Religion: | Catholic |
Denomination: | Syrian Catholic |
Ordination: | 4 May 1969 |
Church: | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Al-Hasakah |
Nationality: | Syrian |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1941 |
Birth Place: | İdil, Turkey |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Archeparch of Al Hasakah-Nisibis | |
Period: | 29 June 1996 – 22 June 2019 |
Consecration: | 18 June 1997 |
Predecessor: | Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri |
Successor: | Joseph Shamil |
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.
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]