Francis Baldacchino
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Francis Baldacchino was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi, Kenya
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Born in Marsa, Malta
, Baldcchino was ordained to the priesthood for the Friars Minor Capuchins on March 18, 1961. On June 2, 2000, Pope John Paul II
appointed Baldacchino bishop and he was ordained on September 2, 2000.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
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Born in Marsa, Malta
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...
, Baldcchino was ordained to the priesthood for the Friars Minor Capuchins on March 18, 1961. On June 2, 2000, Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
appointed Baldacchino bishop and he was ordained on September 2, 2000.