Addai Sher

Addai Scher
Archbishop of the Eparchy of Siirt
SeeArcheparchy of Siirt
In office13 November 1902—21 June 1915
PredecessorYousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas
SuccessorCeased to exist
Previous post(s)Priest
Orders
Ordination15 August 1889
Personal details
Born3 March 1867
Died21 June 1915(1915-06-21) (aged 48)
Siirt

Addai Scher (Syriac: ܐܕܝ ܫܝܪ, IPA: [ʔadðˈðaːj ʃeːr]; Arabic: أدي شير) Also written Addai Sher, Addaï Scher and Addai Sheir (3 March 1867 – 21 June 1915), an ethnic Assyrian, was the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Siirt in Upper Mesopotamia.[1] He was killed by the Ottomans during the 1915 Assyrian Genocide.

  1. ^ Bishop of Seert (Chaldean), Catholic-Hierarchy.org