Archdiocese of Malta
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta (Malti: Arċidjoċesi ta' MaltaArchdiocese of Malta Official Website (August 2010). ) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Malta
. The former Diocese of Malta was elevated to archdiocese on January 1, 1944. The archdiocese has only one suffragan diocese
, the Diocese of Gozo
.
There are two cathedral
s in the diocese: The Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Paul's
, in Mdina
, and St. John's Co-Cathedral, located in Valletta
.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. The former Diocese of Malta was elevated to archdiocese on January 1, 1944. The archdiocese has only one suffragan diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
, the Diocese of Gozo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo
The Diocese of Gozo , is a see of the Catholic Church in Malta. The diocese comprises the island of Gozo and the islet of Comino.-History:...
.
There are two cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
s in the diocese: The Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Paul's
St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina
St. Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Mdina, in Malta. It is built on the site where governor Publius was reported to have met Saint Paul following his shipwreck off the Maltese coast.-History:...
, in Mdina
Mdina
Mdina, Città Vecchia, or Città Notabile, is the old capital of Malta. Mdina is a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the centre of the island. Punic remains uncovered beyond the city’s walls suggest the importance of the general region to Malta’s Phoenician settlers. Mdina is commonly...
, and St. John's Co-Cathedral, located in Valletta
Valletta
Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta, and the historical city has a population of 6,098. The name "Valletta" is traditionally reserved for the historic walled citadel that serves as Malta's...
.
Bishops of Malta
- St. Publius (r. 60– 67)
- Acacius (r. 451)
- Kostantinu (r. 501)
- Julianus (r. 533)
- Luċillu (r. 598)
- Trajanu (r. 599)
- Gualtieri (r. 1091)
- Brialdo (r. 1095)
- Ġwanni (r. 1113)
- Rinaldus (r. 1122)
- Stiefnu (r. 1154)
- Johannes I (r. 1168)
- Johannes II (r. 1211– 24)
- Ruggerius of CefalùCefalùCefalù is a city and comune in the province of Palermo, located on the northern coast of Sicily, Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea about 70 km east from the provincial capital and 185 km west of Messina...
(r. 1251) - Jacobus (r. 1259)
- Magister Marinus (r. 1267)
- Johannes Normandus (r. 1268)
- Jacoubus of Malta O.Min (r. 1272/73– 97)
- Nicolaus (r. 1304– 22)
- Alduinus (r. 1332– 33)
- Henericus of Cefalù (r. 1334– 41)
- Nicolaus Boneti O.Min. (r. 1342– 43)
- Ogerius (r. 1343– 46)
- Jocobus O.P. (r. 1346– 56)
- Cardinal John IV (Giovanni, Juan) de Castro (Valencia, 1431–1506, RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
), Bishop of Malta (1504–1506), also Bishop of Girgenti (1479–1506), and Administrator Apostolic of the Diocese of Schleswig (1499–1502). - Fra. Bartolomeo Rull, Grand Prior of the Order of St. John. Bishop of Malta, (r. 1757–70)
- Fra. Giovanni Carmelo Pellerani, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes Island, Bishop of Malta, (r. 1770–80).
- Fra. Vincenzo Labini of Bitonto, First Titular of Rhodes, Bishop of Malta, (r. 1780–1807).
- Mons. Ferdinand Mattei, Bishop of Malta, (r. 1807–31).
- Mons. Francis Saverio Caruana, Bishop of Malta, (r. 1831–47)
- Mons. Publio Maria dei Conti Sant, Bishop of Malta, (r. 1847–57)
- Mons. Annetto Casolani, Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, (r. 1848–66)
- Mons. Fra. Gaetano Pace Forno, Bishop of Malta, (r. 1857–74)
- Mons. Conte Carmelo Scicluna D.D., Bishop of Malta, (r. 1875–88)
- Fra. Antonio Maria Buhagiar OMC, Administrator-Bishop of Malta, (r. 1885–88)
- Mons. Pietro Pace GCVO, DD., Bishop of Malta, (r. 1889–1914).
- Mons. Saviour Gaffiero, Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, (r. 1899–1906)
- Fra Angelo Portelli O.P.Fra Angelo Portelli O.P.Francis Saviour Portelli, son of Francis and Mary Vella, was born in Valletta on the 24th April 1852; he entered the Dominican Order in the Dominican Church in Rabat on the 3rd February 1868, he was named Angelo and lived in the Convent of Our Lady of the Grotto in Rabat. After he finished his...
Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, (r. 1914–27). - Mons. Dom Mauris Caruana GCOJ, KBE., Bishop of Malta, (r. 1915–43)
- Mons. Count Sir Michael Gonzi, KBE., Last Bishop of Malta, (r. 1943–44)
Archbishops of Malta
- Mons. Count Sir Michael GonziMikiel GonziMonsignor Sir Michael Gonzi, KBE, DD was Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Malta...
, KBE., 1st Archbishop of Malta, (r. 1944–76) - Mons. Emmanuele GaleaEmanuel GaleaEmanuel Galea, also spelled Emmanuele Galea, was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.-Academic Achievements:...
, Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, (r. 1942–74) - Mons. Emanuele GeradaEmanuele GeradaThe Most Reverend Dr. Emanuele Gerada, D.D. , was a Maltese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and Titular Archbishop of Nomentum....
, Coadjutor Archbishop of Malta, (r. 1967–73) - Mons. Joseph Mercieca, Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, (r. 1974–76)
- Mons. Joseph Mercieca, Archbishop of Malta, (r. 1976–2006)
- Mons. Professor Annetto DespasqualeAnnetto DespasqualeAnneto Despasquale was the Roman Catholic titular bishop of Aradi and the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta, Malta....
, Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, (r. 1998–2011) - Fra. Paul CremonaPaul CremonaArchbishop Paul Cremona O.P. is the 11th Archbishop of Malta and a Dominican friar. In Maltese his full name and style is: Monsinjur Pietru Pawlu Cremona. He was ordained to the episcopate and installed as Archbishop of Malta on 26 January 2007, the day after his 61st birthday.-Family life:Paul...
OP., Archbishop of Malta, (r. 2006–Present)