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The former Diocese of Malta, which is one of the oldest dioceses in the world, was elevated to archdiocese on January 1, 1944. The Diocese of Malta included the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino . On September 22, 1864, the diocese lost the territories of Gozo and Comino when Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Gozo which became a suffragan ...
The Church of St Barbara (Maltese: Knisja ta' Santa Barbara, German: Kirche Sankt Barbara, French: Église Sainte-Barbara) is a Roman Catholic church situated in Valletta, Malta. The church was built to service the spiritual needs of the knights of Provence.
The Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady (Maltese: Knisja Parrokjali tal-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Ħamrun, Malta. It was built between 1958 and 1963 and it took over the role of an oratory dedicated to the Immaculate Conception which had been established in Ħamrun in 1923. It has been a ...
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno (Filipino: Basilika Menor at Pambansang Dambana ni Jesus Nazareno [7]), commonly known as Quiapo Church [b] and canonically as Saint John the Baptist Parish, [c] is a prominent Catholic basilica and national shrine in the district of Quiapo in the city of Manila, Philippines.
The Legion of Mary first arrived in Malta in November 1936 and was officially established in the diocese on April 23, 1940, with the founding of the first Praesidium. In San Ġwann (then known as Imsieraħ), the Legion of Mary was introduced for the first time on June 24, 1958, with the establishment of the first Praesidium named 'Madonna tal ...
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta: [1] St. Paul's Metropolitan Cathedral in Mdina; St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta; Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo. Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Victoria, Gozo
The Carmelite Order had a presence on Malta from at least 1418, [1] and it established a church and convent within Valletta shortly after the city's founding in 1566. Hospitaller Grand Master Pierre de Monte transferred a plot of land to the Carmelites on 27 July 1570; the deed of transfer was retained within the records of notary Placido Habel.
The Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Maltese: Knisja Parrokjali tat-Twelid tal-Vergni Marija) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Mellieħa, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. It was built between 1881 and 1898, and the dome and bell towers were completed between 1920 and 1940.