Sotir Ferrara

Most Reverend

Sotir Ferrara
Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi
ChurchItalo-Albanian Catholic[1]
MetropolisHoly See[1]
DioceseHora e Arbëreshëvet[1]
SeePiana degli Albanesi[1]
Appointed15 October 1988[1]
Term ended8 April 2013
PredecessorErcole Lupinacci[1]
Orders
Ordination19 November 1960
Consecration15 January 1989
by Miroslav Stefan Marusyn[2]
Personal details
Born(1937-12-05)5 December 1937
Piana degli Albanesi, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 November 2017(2017-11-25) (aged 79)
NationalityAlbanian-Italian
DenominationItalo-Albanian Catholic
ResidencePiana degli Albanesi, Palermo, Sicily
Occupationbishop
Professionpriest

Sotir Ferrara (5 December 1937 – 25 November 2017) was the Bishop of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi, a diocese of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church in Sicily, Italy.[2]

Biography

Born in Piana degli Albanesi on 5 December 1937,[2] after studying in preparation for the priesthood on 19 November 1960, he was ordained priest.[2]

On 15 October 1988 he was elected by the Pope John Paul II to the bishopric of Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi.[1][2] He received episcopal consecration on 15 January 1989 by Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn.[2] He retired in April 2013 upon reaching the age limit of 75.

Bishop Ferrara died on 25 November 2017, at the age of 80.

Apostolic Succession

  • OSBM Archbishop Andreas Alexander Szeptycki (Sheptytsky), OSBM
  • Archbishop Ivan Bucko
  • Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn
  • Bishop Sotir Ferrara[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Diocese of Piana degli Abanesi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Sotìr Ferrara". Bishops. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi
15 October 1988 – 8 April 2013 		Succeeded by
Paolo Romeo (as Apostolic Administrator)