Charles Scicluna


Charles J. Scicluna
Archbishop of Malta
Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMalta
SeeMalta
Appointed27 February 2015
Installed21 March 2015
PredecessorPaul Cremona
Other post(s)Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2018-)
Previous post(s)Promoter of Justice, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Auxiliary Bishop of Malta (2012–2015)
Orders
Ordination11 July 1986
by Joseph Mercieca
Consecration24 November 2012
by Paul Cremona
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1959-05-15) 15 May 1959 (age 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityMaltese
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsEmanuel Scicluna
Maria Carmela Falzon
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoFidelis et Verax (Faithful and True)
Coat of armsCharles J. Scicluna's coat of arms

Charles Jude Scicluna (born 15 May 1959) is a Canadian-Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Archbishop of Malta since 2015. Both as a curial official and since becoming a bishop, he has conducted investigations into sexual abuse by clergy on behalf of the Holy See and led a board that reviews such cases. He has been called "the Vatican's most respected sex crimes expert".[2]

He held positions in the Roman Curia from 1995 to 2012, when he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Malta. Since November 2018, Scicluna has been an Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the curial body responsible for dealing with clerical sexual abuse cases on minors around the world.

  1. ^ "New Archbishop of Malta - Mgr Charles J. Scicluna". Archdiocese of Malta. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ Winfield, Nicole (30 January 2018). "Pope sends sex crimes expert to Chile to investigate bishop". Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.