Paul Hinder

Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (born 22 April 1942) is a Catholic bishop. He is the current Vicar Apostolic in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia.[1] On 13 May 2020, Bishop Hinder was also appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia.[2] Bishop Hinder was previously appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop in the former Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia on 30 January 2004.[3]


Paul Hinder

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia, Apostolic Administrator of Northern Arabia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseVicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia
In office31 May 2011 to present
PredecessorGiovanni Bernardo Gremoli
Other postsTitular Bishop of Macon
Orders
Ordination4 July 1967
Consecration30 January 2004
by Crescenzio Sepe
Personal details
Birth namePaul Hinder
Born (1942-04-22) 22 April 1942
NationalitySwiss
DenominationCatholic
Previous postVicar Apostolic of Arabia (2005–2011), Auxiliary Bishop of Arabia (2003-2005)
MottoIustitia et Pax et Gaudium (Justice and Peace and Joy)
Styles of
Paul Hinder
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Early life

Paul Hinder was born in Bussnang TG, Switzerland, on 22 April 1942 to Wilhelm Hinder and Agnes Meile. He joined the Franciscan Capuchin Order in 1962 and was ordained a priest on 4 July 1967. After specialized studies in Canon Law in Munich and Fribourg, he obtained his Doctorate in Theology in 1976. He was active as a professor, in the formation of young Capuchins, later as provincial in Switzerland and as General Councillor in Rome for the worldwide Capuchin Order.

Bishop

On 20 December 2003, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Arabia and was ordained Bishop on 30 January 2004 in Abu Dhabi. On 21 March 2005 he succeeded Msgr. Bernardo Gremoli as Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (UAE, Oman, Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia). After the Vicariate of Arabia was divided into the Northern and Southern Vicariates in 2011, Bishop Paul shepherds the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (UAE, Oman, Yemen).

Bishop Paul is a member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, a consultor to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. He is also a member of the Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions.

References

  1. "Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. "Bishop Paul Hinder appointed as Apostolic Administrator of AVONA". Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  3. "Episcopal Ordination Of Mons. Paul Hinder, O.F.M., Cap., Auxiliary Bishop Of Arabia". L'Osservatore Romano. The Holy See. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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