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.

Biography

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

Sotir Ferrara

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

Sotir Ferrara

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

Sotir Ferrara

Apostolic Succession

OSBM Archbishop Andreas Alexander Szeptycki (Sheptytsky), OSBM

Archbishop Ivan Bucko

Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn

Bishop Sotir Ferrara

References

External links

Eparchy's Bishop page

1937 births

2017 deaths

Italian people of Arbëreshë descent

Bishops of Piana degli Albanesi

Pontifical Greek College of Saint Athanasius alumni