Sotir Ferrara Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Sotir Ferrara
Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi
Church:Italo-Albanian Catholic
Metropolis:Holy See
Diocese:Hora e Arbëreshëvet
See:Piana degli Albanesi
Appointed:15 October 1988
Term End:8 April 2013
Predecessor:Ercole Lupinacci
Ordination:19 November 1960
Consecration:15 January 1989
Birth Date:1937 12, df=y
Birth Place:Piana degli Albanesi, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality:Albanian-Italian
Religion: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.[1]

Biography

Born in Piana degli Albanesi on 5 December 1937,[1] after studying in preparation for the priesthood on 19 November 1960, he was ordained priest.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheney. David M.. Bishop Sotìr Ferrara. Bishops. catholic-hierarchy.org. 28 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Piana degli Abanesi. GCatholic.org. 27 December 2011.