Archbishop Joseph Mercieca

Archbishop Emeritus of Malta

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Nov 1928		Born	Victoria
8 Mar 1952	23.3	Ordained Priest	Priest
20 Jul 1974	45.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Malta
20 Jul 1974	45.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia
29 Sep 1974	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia
29 Nov 1976	48.0	Appointed	Archbishop of Malta
2 Dec 2006	78.1	Retired	Archbishop of Malta

Please contact the Archbishop through the Archdiocese of Malta.

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Michael Gonzi †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Nikol Joseph Cauchi
Bishop Francesco Ricceri †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Joseph Mercieca (1974)
Archbishop Michael Gonzi † (1924)
Archbishop Mauro Caruana, O.S.B. † (1915)
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta † (1900)
Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro † (1882)
Edward Henry Cardinal Howard † (1872)
Carlo Cardinal Sacconi † (1851)
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni † (1822)
Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galeffi † (1819)
Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777)
Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap.
Bishop Annetto Depasquale
Archbishop Paul Cremona, O.P.
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M.
Archbishop Paolo Giglio
Bishop Sylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M.
Archbishop Raffaello Funghini †
Bishop Mario Grech
Bishop George Anthony Frendo, O.P.

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