Sotir Ferrara

Italian bishop

Sotir Ferrara (5 December 1937 – 25 November 2017) was an Italian-Albanian religious leader. He was the Bishop of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi, a diocese of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church in Sicily, Italy.[1] He was born in Piana degli Albanesi, Italy. On 15 October 1988 he was elected by the Pope John Paul II to the bishopric of Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi.[2]

Ferrara died in Tirana, Albania on 25 November 2017 at the age of 79.

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