Pietro Sfair

Pietro Sfair
TitleArchbishop and Ordinarius for the Maronite faithful of Rome
Personal life
BornBoutros Javad Sfeir
(1888-02-10)February 10, 1888
Kleiat, Keserwan, Lebanon
DiedMay 18, 1974(1974-05-18) (aged 86)
Rome, Italy
Religious life
ReligionChristianity
ChurchMaronite Church
OrdinationMarch 8, 1913
ConsecrationMay 24, 1953

Pietro Sfair (10 February 1888 - 18 May 1974 ) was a Lebanese Catholic prelate who was the Diocesan Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Church of Antioch in Rome, Italy, where he also served as Rector of the Maronite College. Pope John XXIII appointed Sfair as the titular Archbishop of Nisibis. Sfair was a Council Father (and the most senior Maronite cleric) at all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council.

Sfair's ministry at the Roman discotheque Piper Club [it] while he was a cardinal drew reporters.

References

  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. Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  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. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ Un cardinale in discoteca [A cardinal at the dance hall] (newsreel). Sette G / S0335 (in Italian). Archivio storico Istituto Luce. Event occurs at 00:03:02.