Sotir Ferrara
Most Reverend Sotir Ferrara | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi | |
 | |
| Church | Italo-Albanian Catholic[1] |
| Metropolis | Holy See[1] |
| Diocese | Hora e Arbëreshëvet[1] |
| See | Piana degli Albanesi[1] |
| Appointed | 15 October 1988[1] |
| Term ended | 8 April 2013 |
| Predecessor | Ercole Lupinacci[1] |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 November 1960 |
| Consecration | 15 January 1989 by Miroslav Stefan Marusyn[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1937 |
| Died | 25 November 2017 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Albanian-Italian |
| Denomination | Italo-Albanian Catholic |
| Residence | Piana degli Albanesi, Palermo, Sicily |
| Occupation | bishop |
| Profession | priest |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- OSBM Archbishop Andreas Alexander Szeptycki (Sheptytsky), OSBM
- Archbishop Ivan Bucko
- Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn
- Bishop Sotir Ferrara[2]