Archdiocese of Malta Archidioecesis Melitensis/Melevitanus Arċidjoċesi ta' Malta | |
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Location | |
Country | Malta |
Territory | Island of Malta |
Ecclesiastical province | Malta |
Statistics | |
Area | 246 km2 (95 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 444,000 374,630 (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 |
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The Archdiocese of Malta (Malti: Arċidjoċesi ta' Malta)[1] is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Malta.[2]