Sabri Anar: key obituary facts
Is Sabri Anar dead? Yes. Sabri Anar died on October 17, 2026, at age 60.
Cause of death: Sabri Anar's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Sabri Anar known for?
He was a Turkish Chaldean Catholic archbishop (born 1966).
More about Sabri Anar
Born: 1 January 1966.
Place of birth: Uludere.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Nationality: Turkey.
Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Sabri Anar, a Turkish hierarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and archbishop of Amida, died October 17, 2026, aged 60.
He had served as archbishop of the Archeparchy of Diyarbakır since 2023, after more than three decades of pastoral ministry in France. Anar was born on January 1, 1966, in Uludere, in Şırnak Province in southeastern Turkey.
He entered the minor seminary in Istanbul in 1984, then moved to Baghdad, Iraq, to complete philosophical and theological studies at the Patriarchal Seminary. He later pursued advanced studies in France at the Catholic University of Paris, specializing in spiritual theology. His formation therefore took him from seminary study in Turkey to theological education in Iraq and advanced study in France, before his appointment to lead the Chaldean Catholic archeparchy. The Diyarbakır archeparchy is also known as Amida. Anar was named its archbishop in 2023, following his long pastoral service in France. He was a Knight of the Legion of Honour.