Sabri Anar
Turkish Chaldean Catholic archbishop (born 1966)
Sabri Anar (born 1 January 1966) is a Turkish Chaldean Catholic hierarch, who has served as the Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Diyarbakır since 2023. Prior to his episcopal appointment, he served for over thirty years in pastoral ministry in France.
Early life and education
Sabri Anar was born on 1 January 1966 in the village of Uludere, located in the Şırnak Province of south-eastern Turkey. He entered the minor seminary in Istanbul in 1984 before moving to Baghdad, Iraq, to complete his philosophical and theological studies at the Patriarchal Seminary.
He later pursued advanced studies in France at the Catholic University of Paris, where he specialized in spiritual theology.
Priesthood
He was ordained a priest on 10 November 1990. Following his ordination, he was assigned to pastoral work in France to serve the growing Chaldean diaspora. From 1990 until 2006, he was the pastor of the Chaldean community in Sarcelles. From 2006 until his episcopal appointment in 2023, he served as the rector of the Saint Thomas Apostle Chaldean Church in Sarcelles. During this period, he also held the position of Syncellus for the Chaldean faithful in France.
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