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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta
The Archdiocese of Malta (Malti: Arċidjoċesi ta' Malta)[1] is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Malta.[2]
Archdiocese of Malta Archidioecesis Melitensis/Melevitanus Arċidjoċesi ta' Malta | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Malta |
| Territory | Island of Malta |
| Ecclesiastical province | Malta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 246 km2 (95 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2019) 428,091 361,372 ( 84.4%) |
| Parishes | 70 |
| Churches | 460 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 60 AD (As Diocese of Malta) 1 January 1944 (As Archdiocese of Malta) |
| Cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina |
| Co-cathedral | St John's Co-Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul Saint Publius Saint Agatha |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles J. Scicluna |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Gozo |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Joseph Galea-Curmi |
| Vicar General | Joseph Galea-Curmi |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul Cremona |
| Map | |
The Archdiocese of Malta in dark green | |
| Website | |
| maltadiocese.org | |
History
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.
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 confirmed by Pope Alexander III on 26 April 1160. The former Diocese of Malta, which is one of the oldest dioceses in the world, was elevated to archdiocese on January 1, 1944. The Diocese of Malta included the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino. On September 22, 1864, the diocese lost the territories of Gozo and Comino when Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Gozo which became a suffragan diocese to Malta.
Cathedrals
There are two cathedrals in the diocese: The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, in Mdina, and the Co-Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, located in Valletta.
Important dates
- 22 January (previously 21 January) - Memorial of Saint Publius
- 5 February - Memorial of St. Agatha of Sicily
- 10 February - Solemnity of the Shipwreck of St Paul
- 25 February - Memorial of Maria Adeodata Pisani
- 9 May - Feast of St. George Preca
- 1 July - Memorial of Nazju Falzon
- 8 October - Dedication of the Metropolitan Cathedral
Flag
The flag is a bicolour consisting of yellow on left and white on the right. It is a 2:3 ratio; the same as the Maltese flag.
Suffragan
Bishops of Malta
| Name | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| Bishops and Titular Archbishops[5][6] | ||
| Bishop Saint Publius | 60 | 90 |
| Bishop Quadratus | 91 | 100 |
| Bishop Danuolus | 100 | 125 |
| Bishop Elladius | 125 | 132 |
| Bishop Gallicanus | 132 | 166 |
| Bishop Orouzio | 166 | 177 |
| Bishop Antidius | 177 | 182 |
| Bishop Giulianus | 182 | 194 |
| Bishop Adalbert | 194 | 200 |
| Bishop Petrus | 200 | 205 |
| Bishop Fiorenzo | 205 | 221 |
| Bishop Zoilo | 221 | 260 |
| Bishop Servetus Villeneuve | 260 | 317 |
| Bishop Filetus | 317 | 339 |
| Bishop Severus | 370 | 379 |
| Bishop Otrejo | 379 | 383 |
| Bishop Letnio | 383 | 400 |
| Bishop Valerius | 400 | 408 |
| Bishop Silvanu | 408 | ? |
| Bishop Acacius | 451 | ? |
| Bishop Restituoto | 460 | ? |
| Bishop Kostantinu | 501 | ? |
| Bishop Manas | 536 | ? |
| Bishop Julianus | 553 | ? |
| Bishop Luċillu | 577 | 599 |
| Bishop Trajanu | 599 | ? |
| Bishop Giovanni | 680 | 682 |
| Bishop Annetto | 700 | 707 |
| Bishop Adriano | 707 | ? |
| Bishop Pelladio | 722 | ? |
| Bishop Vigiliju | 740 | 748 |
| Bishop Giorgius | 748 | ? |
| Bishop Leone | 770 | ? |
| Bishop Pawlu | 868 | ? |
| Bishop Damiano | 892 | ? |
| Bishop Gualtieri | 1089 | 1095 |
| Bishop Brialdo | 1095 | 1098 |
| Bishop Ġwanni | 1098 | ? |
| Bishop Rinaldus | 1123 | ? |
| Bishop Stiefnu | 1140 | 1168 |
| Bishop Johannes I | 1168 | ? |
| Bishop Ruggerius of Cefalù | 1200 | ? |
| Bishop Domenicus | 1250 | 1259 |
| Bishop Jacobus of Mileto | 1259 | ? |
| Bishop Magister Marinus | 1267 | 1268 |
| Bishop Johannes Normandus | 1268 | 1268 |
| Bishop Jacobus of Malta | 1272 | 1297 |
| Bishop Nicolaus | 1304 | 1330 |
| Bishop Alduinus | 1330 | 1334 |
| Bishop Henericus of Cefalù | 1334 | 1341 |
| Bishop Nicolas Bonet | 1342 | 1343 |
| Bishop Ogerius | 1343 | 1346 |
| Bishop Jocobus O.P. | 1346 | 1356 |
| Bishop Hilarius Conradus | 1356 | 1370 |
| Bishop Nicola Papalla | 1373 | 1373 |
| Bishop Antonius de Vulponno | 1375 | 1392 |
| Bishop Niccolo' Papalla | 1392 | 1393 |
| Bishop Maurus Cali | 1393 | 1397 |
| Bishop Andreas de Pace | 1397 | 1408 |
| Bishop Corrado Caracciolo | 1408 | 1408 |
| Bishop Michele de Letras | 1408 | 1410 |
| Bishop Giovanni Ximenes | 1410 | 1412 |
| Bishop Antonius Platamone | 1412 | 1420 |
| Bishop Mauro de Cali | 1420 | 1432 |
| Bishop Senatore Di Noto | 1432 | 1445 |
| Bishop Jocobus Vassallo | 1445 | 1447 |
| Bishop Giacomo Paternò | 1447 | 1447 |
| Bishop Antonio de Alagona | 1447 | 1448 |
| Bishop Riccardo | 1448 | ? |
| Bishop Francesco Campolo | 1460 | ? |
| Bishop Antonio de Alagona | 1478 | 1478 |
| Bishop Giovanni Paternò | 1479 | 1489 |
| Cardinal Pierre de Foix, le jeune (Administrator) | 1489 | 1490 |
| Bishop Paolo Della Cavalleria | 1491 | 1495 |
| Bishop Giacomo Valguarneri | 1495 | 1501 |
| Bishop Antonio Corseto | 1501 | 1503 |
| Cardinal Juan de Castro (Administrator) | 1506 | 1506 |
| Cardinal Bandinello Sauli | 1506 | 1509 |
| Bishop Bernardino da Bononia | 1509 | 1512 |
| Bishop Juan Pujades | 1512 | 1512 |
| Archbishop Juan de Sepúlveda | 1514 | 1515 |
| Bishop Bernardino Catagnano | 1516 | 1516 |
| Cardinal Raffaele Riario (Administrator) | 1516 | 1520 |
| Bishop Bonifacio Catagnano | 1520 | 1523 |
| Cardinal Girolamo Ghinucci | 1523 | 1530 |
| Bishop Balthasar Waltkirk | 1530 | 1530 |
| Bishop Tommaso Bosio | 1538 | 1539 |
| Bishop Domenico Cubelles | 1541 | 1566 |
| Bishop Martín Royas de Portalrubio | 1572 | 1577 |
| Bishop Tomás Gargallo | 1578 | 1614 |
| Bishop Baldassare Cagliares | 1615 | 1633 |
| Bishop Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa | 1635 | 1663 |
| Archbishop Lucas Buenos | 1666 | 1668 |
| Bishop Lorenzo D'Astiria | 1670 | 1677 |
| Bishop Miguel Jerónimo de Molina | 1678 | 1682 |
| Bishop Davide Cocco Palmieri | 1684 | 1711 |
| Bishop Joaquín Canaves | 1713 | 1721 |
| Bishop Gaspare Gori-Mancini | 1722 | 1727 |
| Archbishop Paul Alphéran de Bussan | 1728 | 1757 |
| Bishop Bartolomé Rull | 1757 | 1769 |
| Archbishop Giovanni Carmine Pellerano | 1770 | 1780 |
| Archbishop Vincenzo Labini | 1780 | 1807 |
| Bishop Ferdinando Mattei | 1807 | 1829 |
| Bishop Francesco Saverio Caruana[2] | 1831 | 1847 |
| Archbishop Publio Maria Sant[2] | 1847 | 1857 |
| Archbishop Gaetano Pace Forno[2] | 1857 | 1874 |
| Archbishop Carmelo Scicluna[2] | 1875 | 1888 |
| Archbishop Pietro Pace[2] | 1889 | 1914 |
| Archbishop Mauro Caruana[2] | 1915 | 1943 |
| Archbishop Mikiel Gonzi[2] | 1943 | 1944 |
| Metropolitan Archbishops | ||
| Archbishop Mikiel Gonzi[2] | 1944 | 1976 |
| Archbishop Joseph Mercieca[2] | 1976 | 2006 |
| Archbishop Paul Cremona[7] | 2006 | 2014 |
| Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna[8] | 2015 | Present |
Auxiliary Bishops of Malta
- Annetto Casolani (1848–1866)
- Michael Franciscus Buttigieg (1863–1864)
- Salvatore Gaffiero (1899–1906)
- Paolo Rosario Farrugia (1907)
- Angelo Portelli (1911–1927)
- Emmanuele Galea (1942–1974)
- Emanuele Gerada (1967–1968)
- Joseph Mercieca (1974–1976)
- Annetto Depasquale (1998–2011)
- Charles J. Scicluna (2012–2015)
- Joseph Galea-Curmi (2018–)
See also
Further reading
- Outline of Maltese History 1971 AC. Aquilina & Co; Appendix III.
References
- ^ "Archdiocese of Malta". Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Morana, Martin (2011). (in Maltese). Malta: Books Distributors Limited. ISBN 978-99957-0137-6. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
- ^ http://maltahistory.eu5.net/mh/19586.html[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/56185/1/Isqfijiet%20ta%27%20Malta.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ Castagna, P. P. (1865). Malta bil chzejer tehne u li ghadda min ghaliha (in Maltese). Vol. 2. Malta: s.n. pp. 39–40.
- ^ Fiorini, P. Bonaventura (1955). "IL COMM. ABELA E LA CRONOLOGIA EPISCOPALE DI MALTA". Melita Historica: 82–99.
- ^ "Pope accepts resignation - Archbishop started thinking of resignation two years ago", The Times of Malta, Malta, 18 October 2014. Retrieved on 18 October 2014.
- ^ http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150225/local/archbishop.557601 "Mgr Charles Scicluna to be Malta's next Archbishop" The Times of Malta, Malta, 25 February 2015. Retrieved on 25 February 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Bishops of Malta
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Coordinates: 35°56′14.99″N 14°22′31.5″E / 35.9374972°N 14.375417°E