Pietro Sfair

Pietro Sfair
TitleArchbishop and Ordinarius for the Maronite faithful of Rome
Personal
Born
Pietro Sfeir

February 10, 1888
Klaihat, Keserwan, Lebanon
DiedMay 18, 1974
Rome, Italy
ReligionChristianity
Organization
ChurchMaronite Church
Senior posting
ConsecrationMay 24, 1953
OrdinationMarch 8, 1913

Pietro Sfair (10 February 1888 - 18 May 1974 ) was a Lebanese Catholic prelate who was the Diocesan Bishop of the Syriac-Maronite Church of Antioch Catholic faithful in Rome, Italy.[1][2] He was also appointed as the titular Archbishop of Nisibis.[3] Sfair was a Council Father at all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council.[4]

  1. ^ "Nelly Sfeir Gonzalez". Champaign-Urbana News Gazette. December 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Fahd, Butros (1974). Arcivescovo Pietro Sfair grande orientalista e predicatore, vita e opere [Archbishop Pietro Sfair great orientalist and preacher, life and work] (in Italian). Rome: Matabi al-Karim al-Hadithath.
  3. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1)
  4. ^ Melloni, Alberto (January 27, 2021). Atlante Storico del Concilio Vaticano II [Atlas of the Second Vatican Council] (in Italian). Milan: Editoriale Jaca Book. ISBN 978-88-16-60510-7.