Paul Hinder

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| honorific-prefix = His Excellency, The Most Reverend

| name = Paul Hinder

| honorific-suffix = OFMCap

| title = Emeritus Vicar Apostolic of Arabia
Emeritus Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia

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| see = Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia

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| term_start = 31 May 2011

| term_end = 2 July 2022

| predecessor = Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli

| successor = Paolo Martinelli

| other_post = Titular Bishop of Macon

| ordination = 4 July 1967

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| consecration = 30 January 2004

| consecrated_by = Crescenzio Sepe

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| birth_name = Paul Hinder

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| birth_place = Bussnang, Thurgau, Switzerland

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| residence = {{br list |The Bishop's House | St. Joseph's Cathedral | Abu Dhabi, UAE }}

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| Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia (2011–2022)

| Vicar Apostolic of Arabia (2005–2011)

| Auxiliary Bishop of Arabia (2003–2005)

| Apostolic Administrator of Northern Arabia (2020-2023)

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| motto = {{Lang|la|Iustitia et Pax et Gaudium}} (Justice and Peace and Joy)

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| date of priestly ordination = 4 July 1967

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| consecrated by = Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, OFMCap

| co-consecrators = Bishop Giuseppe De Andrea
Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, OFMCap

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Paul Hinder, OFMCap (born 22 April 1942) is a Swiss Catholic bishop. He is the Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia.{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bhinder|Bishop Paul Hinder, OFMCap|23 January 2015}} Bishop Hinder was previously appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop in the former Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia on 30 January 2004.{{cite news|url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cevang/documents/rc_con_cevang_doc_20040130_homily-abu-dhabi_en.html|title=Episcopal Ordination Of Mons. Paul Hinder, OFMCap, Auxiliary Bishop Of Arabia|date=30 January 2004 |work=L'Osservatore Romano|publisher=The Holy See|accessdate=19 November 2012}}

Early life

Paul Hinder was born in Bussnang, Switzerland, on 22 April 1942 to Wilhelm Hinder and Agnes Meile. He joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin 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 Councilor in Rome for the worldwide Capuchin Order.{{Cite web|title=Bishop Paul Hinder OFM Cap.|url=https://avosa.org/bishop|access-date=2021-04-03|website=Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia|language=en}}

Bishop

On 20 December 2003, Hinder was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Arabia and was ordained Bishop on 30 January 2004 in Abu Dhabi. On 21 March 2005, he succeeded Giovanni 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 was appointed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (UAE, Oman, Yemen).

Hinder 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.

On 13 May 2020, he was named as The Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of Northern Arabia (Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia). The appointment was announced through a decree and signed by Cardinal Tagle, The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.{{Cite web|title=Bishop Paul Hinder appointed as Apostolic Administrator of AVONA|url=https://avosa.org/news/pope-francis-appoints-bishop-paul-hinder-as-apostolic-administrator-of-avona|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia|language=en}} On 23 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed{{Cite web |title=Rinunce e nomine |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/01/28/0082/00176.html#nomina |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=press.vatican.va}} Aldo Berardi, OSST as the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia succeeding Camillo Ballin, MCCJ, who passed away on April 12, 2020.{{Cite web |title=Welcome to AVONA (Rev. Fr. Aldo Berardi appointed as the New Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia) |url=http://www.avona.org/events/bishop_elect_berardi_appointment.htm |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.avona.org}}

On 1 May 2022, Pope Francis{{Cite web |title=Communique from Apostolic Nunciature in UAE: Appointment of New Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia |url=https://avosa.org/news/communique-from-apostolic-nunciature-in-uae-appointment-of-new-apostolic-vicar-of-southern-arabia |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia |language=en}} accepted the resignation of Hinder and appointed Paulo Martinelli OFMCap to take his place as the Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-02 |title=Bishop Martinelli named Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia - Vatican News |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-05/bishop-martinelli-appointed-apostolic-vicar-of-southern-arabia.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=www.vaticannews.va |language=en}}

References

External links

[https://avosa.org/about-bishop About Paul Hinder, Vicariate Website]
[https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/it/2018/09/11/news/paul-hinder-un-vescovo-in-arabia-pastore-di-migranti-1.34044373 Interview with Paul Hnder]

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| before = Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli

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| title = Apostolic Vicar of Arabia

| years = 21 March 2005 to 31 May 2011

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| reason= Position Dissolved

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| reason = Position Established