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Tradition claims that St. Paul the Apostle established the diocese of Malta in the year 60 A.D when he ordained the Roman governor, Saint Publius, as the first bishop of Malta and saint. The Diocese of Malta was made a suffragan diocese to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo [ 3 ] by a Papal Bull of Pope Adrian IV on 10 July 1156 and ...
According to the national calendar of the United States, [28] as requested by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and approved by the Holy See: 4 January: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious – Memorial; 5 January: Saint John Neumann, bishop – Memorial; 6 January: Saint André Bessette, religious – Optional Memorial
The Maltese Episcopal Conference (Maltese: Il-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija) is the official Catholic bishops' meeting in the Republic of Malta. Its president, as of 2024 is Charles J. Scicluna, the Archbishop of Malta. [1]
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and Malta (Italian: Conferenza episcopale ortodossa d'Italia e Malta, CEOIM) consists of all the active Orthodox bishops serving Italy, Malta, and San Marino, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod.
Saint Publius (ca. 33–112 A.D.), first Bishop of Malta (Malta - Athens, Greece) Canonized: Pre-Congregation; Saint Ġorġ Preca (1880–1962), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta; Founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine; Member of the Third Order Carmelites (Valletta – Santa Venera, Malta) Declared "Venerable": June 28, 1999
Pages in category "Bishops of Malta" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Malta (1 C, 9 P) 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Malta (1 C, 6 P) A. Archbishops of Malta (12 P)
On 16 March 1863, Michael Franciscus Buttigieg, a native of Gozo, was appointed titular Bishop of Lita and deputy auxiliary of the Archbishop-Bishop of Malta, for the Island of Gozo. He was consecrated at Rome on 3 May of the same year, on 22 September 1864, was created first bishop of the new Diocese of Gozo, and on the 23rd day of the ...