Catholic Church. Diocese of Malta
Tradition dates the foundation of the Diocese of Malta to the shipwreck of Saint Paul on the island and subsequent conversion of Publius, who became the first bishop. Pope Adrian IV made the Diocese of Malta a suffragan diocese to the Archdiocese of Palermo on July 10, 1156. The Diocese was confirmed by Pope Alexander III on April, 26 1160. The territory of Gozo and Comino were separated from Malta on September 16, 1864. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese on January 1, 1944.
- HMML ID
- 329421470271
- PURL
- LC name
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Malta
- HMML name
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Malta
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Catholic Church. Diocesi di Malta
- Catholic Church. Dioecesis Melevitana
- Catholic Church. Dioecesis Melitensis
- Catholic Church. Djoċesi ta' Malta
Organization information
- Organization type
- Dioceses
- Foundation date
- 0060~
- Dissolution date
- 1944-01-01
- Centuries
- 1st century CE ● 2nd century CE ● 3rd century CE ● 4th century CE ● 5th century CE ● 6th century CE ● 7th century CE ● 8th century CE ● 9th century CE ● 10th century CE ● 11th century CE ● 12th century CE ● 13th century CE ● 14th century CE ● 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Languages
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Successors
- Associates
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Gozo (Malta) (Product of split)
General notes
- Description
- Tradition claims that it was established ca. 60 CE by St. Paul with Roman governor, Publius, as first bishop; "Diocese of Malta was made a suffragan diocese to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo by a Papal Bull of Pope Adrian IV on 10 July 1156 and confirmed by Pope Alexander III on 26 April 1160"; cathedrals in Mdina and Valletta
- Citations
- "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta," Wikipedia, accessed November 10, 2021, https://perma.cc/7ZV9-RXNU.
- Description
- Diocesis Melitensis
- Citations
- Luigi Amabile, Fra Tommaso Campanella, la sua congiura, i suoi processi e la sua pazzia (Naples: A. Morano, 1882), 258.
- Description
- Diocesi di Malta; September 16, 1864, papal bull by Pope Pius IX separated Gozo from Diocese of Malta
- Citations
- Achille Ferres, Descrizione storica delle Chiese di Malta e Gozo (Malta: 1866), 13.
Preferred citation
"Catholic Church. Diocese of Malta." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified May 09, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/329421470271
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-11-10
- Last edited
- 2022-05-09