Sotìr Ferrara
Sotìr Ferrara (born December 5, 1937 in Piana degli Albanesi ; † November 25, 2017 ) was an Italian clergyman and Italo-Albanian bishop of the Piana degli Albanesi eparchy in Sicily .
Life
Sotìr Ferrara came from Piana degli Albanesi , a place in Sicily with a predominantly Albanian population . He was ordained a priest on November 19, 1961 .
After he was elected on October 15, 1988 Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi, it gave on 15 January 1989 in Piana degli Albanesi Cathedral secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches , Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn the episcopal ordination ; Co -consecrators were Bishop Anárghyros Printesis , Apostolic Exarch of Greece , and Ercole Lupinacci , Bishop of the Lungro Eparchy . In the Sicilian Episcopal Conference Sotir Ferrara was the delegate for ecumenism and interreligious dialogue.
On April 8, 2013, Pope Francis accepted Ferrara's age-related resignation.
Web links
- Entry on Sotìr Ferrara on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- Sotir Ferrara ( Memento of March 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the Eparchy Piana degli Albanesi (Italian)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ercole Lupinacci |
Eparch by Piana degli Albanesi 1988-2013 |
Paolo Cardinal Romeo (Apostolic Administrator) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrara, Sotìr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Italo-Albanian bishop of Piana degli Albanesi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Piana degli Albanesi |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 2017 |