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Archdiocese of Malta

Archidioecesis Melitensis o Melevitana



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Bishop(s)

  • Charles Jude Scicluna, Archbishop
  • Joseph Galea-Curmi, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Paul Cremona, O.P., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 1 January 1944
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Malta
  • Square Kilometers: 246 (95 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.maltadiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's Curia, St. Calcedonius Square, Floriana FRN 1530, Malta
  • Telephone: 21.245.350

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Malta
1st CenturyErectedDiocese of Malta (erected)
22 September 1864Territory LostDiocese of Malta Diocese of Gozo (erected)
Archdiocese of Malta
1 January 1944ElevatedDiocese of Malta Archdiocese of Malta

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Malta
1886142,000.0%34OTC
Archdiocese of Malta
1950278,000280,00099.3%4023847863536701,13550ap1951
1970280,000294,00095.2%4174628793187271,73657ap1971
1980288,600304,40094.8%4434388813276011,47064ap1981
1990321,000325,00098.8%3694428113955601,25464ap1991
1999320,000340,00094.1%3404117514265121,27163ap2000
2000330,000350,00094.3%3704067764255051,23664ap2001
2001335,000350,00095.7%3294117404525041,01064ap2002
2002337,000353,00095.5%32143475544652996664ap2003
2003337,500354,00095.3%31643174745152396564ap2004
2004337,800354,90095.2%31242473645849793964ap2005
2013380,000413,00092.0%27834362161143988270ap2014
2016380,000426,00089.2%27034861861442477270ap2017
2019361,372428,09184.4%27830358162137675370ap2020
2021374,630444,00084.4%26327353669832672370ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Malta
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 340
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 191, and Page 192
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 243, and Page 244
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 238
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 264
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 284, and Page 285
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 947, to Page 948
  • Archdiocese of Malta
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 36, Page 161, to Page 163

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