Addai Scher | |
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Archbishop of the Eparchy of Siirt | |
See | Archeparchy of Siirt |
In office | 13 November 1902—21 June 1915 |
Predecessor | Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas |
Successor | Ceased to exist |
Previous post(s) | Priest |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 August 1889 |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 March 1867 |
Died | 21 June 1915 Siirt | (aged 48)
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.