Carmelo Zammit Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Carmelo Zammit
Bishop of Gibraltar
Province:Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Diocese:Gibraltar
See:Gibraltar
Appointed:24 June 2016
Term Start:24 September 2016
Predecessor:Ralph Heskett
Successor:Incumbent
Ordination:20 July 1974
Ordained By:Michael Gonzi
Consecration:8 September 2016
Consecrated By:Vincent Nichols
Birth Date:19 December 1949
Birth Place:Gudja, Malta
Nationality:Maltese
Religion:Roman Catholic
Alma Mater:University of Malta
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Carmelo Zammit.svg

Carmelo Zammit (born 19 December 1949, Gudja, Malta) is a Maltese Roman Catholic prelate and the current Bishop of Gibraltar.[1] [2]

Life

Zammit was born in Gudja, Malta, in 1949 and was ordained a priest in 1974. He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy, Italian and economics, a licentiate in theology from the University of Malta, and a licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. Before his appointment, he served in a number of pastoral roles in Gibraltar, including judicial vicar, episcopal delegate for Catholic education, school chaplain and parish priest. Upon returning to Malta in 1998, he became chancellor of the archdiocese and judge in the ecclesiastical tribunal. He also served as Canon of the Metropolitan Chapter, as President of the St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation, and Judicial Vicar in the Archdiocese of Malta.

He was consecrated bishop on 8 September 2016 by Vincent Cardinal Nichols in St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina. Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Bishop Ralph Heskett of Gibraltar acted as co-consecrators.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Father Carmelo Zammit . . 1 September 2016.
  2. News: Gibraltar to get a Maltese bishop . . 24 June 2016 . 1 September 2016.