Barbara was born in GziraMalta on 27 October 1949. He joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and took his solemn profession on 26 September 1966.[1] In 1973 he was ordained to the diaconate and a year later on July 20 he was ordained as a priest. Until 2008 he served as a priest in the Diocese of Malindi. He also served as Provincial Minister of the Maltese Capuchin Province.[2] In 2011 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Malindi in Kenya and on 1 October 2011 he was consecrated by Cardinal John Njue. On 1 November 2013 Barbara was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Mombasa after the see fell vacant because of the resignation of Archbishop Boniface Lele.[3]
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^"Bishop Emanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap.". Retrieved on 7 March 2014.
^"Maltese ordained bishop of Malindi, Kenya", The Times of Malta, Malta, 1 October 2011. Retrieved on 7 March 2014.
^Zammit, Frank."POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS THE RT. REV. EMMANUEL BARBARA, BISHOP OF MALINDI AS APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MOMBASA" 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, IL SERVIZIO PETRINO , London, 2 November 2013. Retrieved on 7 March 2014.
emanuel, barbara, october, 1949, january, 2018, maltese, bishop, served, bishop, malindi, kenya, excellencyo, bishop, malindichurchroman, catholicdiocesemalindiappointed9, july, 2011installed1, october, 2011predecessorfrancis, baldacchinoordersordination20, ju. Emanuel Barbara OFM Cap 27 October 1949 5 January 2018 was a Maltese bishop who served as the Bishop of Malindi in Kenya His ExcellencyEmanuel BarbaraO F M Cap Bishop of MalindiChurchRoman CatholicDioceseMalindiAppointed9 July 2011Installed1 October 2011PredecessorFrancis BaldacchinoOrdersOrdination20 July 1974Consecration9 July 2011by John Cardinal NjueRankBishopPersonal detailsBorn 1949 10 27 27 October 1949Gzira MaltaDied5 January 2018 2018 01 05 aged 68 NationalityMalteseStyles of Emanuel BarbaraReference styleThe Right ReverendSpoken styleMy LordReligious styleBishopPosthumous stylenot applicableBarbara was born in Gzira Malta on 27 October 1949 He joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and took his solemn profession on 26 September 1966 1 In 1973 he was ordained to the diaconate and a year later on July 20 he was ordained as a priest Until 2008 he served as a priest in the Diocese of Malindi He also served as Provincial Minister of the Maltese Capuchin Province 2 In 2011 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Malindi in Kenya and on 1 October 2011 he was consecrated by Cardinal John Njue On 1 November 2013 Barbara was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Mombasa after the see fell vacant because of the resignation of Archbishop Boniface Lele 3 References edit Bishop Emanuel Barbara O F M Cap Retrieved on 7 March 2014 Maltese ordained bishop of Malindi Kenya The Times of Malta Malta 1 October 2011 Retrieved on 7 March 2014 Zammit Frank POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS THE RT REV EMMANUEL BARBARA BISHOP OF MALINDI AS APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MOMBASA Archived 2016 03 05 at the Wayback Machine IL SERVIZIO PETRINO London 2 November 2013 Retrieved on 7 March 2014 Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Malta nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic bishop from Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emanuel Barbara amp oldid 1212085378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
