Catholic Church. Diocese of Gozo (Malta)
On September 16, 1864, the islands of Gozo and Comino were separated from the diocese of Malta and established as an independent diocese by Pope Pius IX. On September 22, 1864, Bishop Michael Francis Buttigieg was elected the first bishop of Gozo. The Diocese of Gozo is a suffragan diocese to the Archdiocese of Malta.
- HMML ID
- 659940789384
- PURL
- LC name
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Gozo (Malta)
- HMML name
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Gozo (Malta)
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Catholic Church. Diocesi di Gozo
- Catholic Church. Dioecesis Gaudisiensis
- Catholic Church. Djoċesi ta' Ghawdex
Organization information
- Organization type
- Dioceses
- Foundation date
- 1864-09-16
- Centuries
- 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Locations
- Countries
- Languages
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Associates
- Catholic Church. Diocese of Malta (Predecessor of split)
General notes
- Description
- Diocesi di Gozo
- Citations
- Achille Ferres, Descrizione storica delle Chiese di Malta e Gozo (Malta: 1866), 535.
- Description
- Dioecesis Gaudisiensis; diocese, erected Sept. 22, 1864; Malta; Michael Francis Buttigieg first bishop on Sept. 22, 1864
- Citations
- David M. Cheney, "Diocese of Gozo," Catholic Hierarchy, accessed November 10, 2021, https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgozo.html.
- Description
- Gozo and Comino originally part of Diocese of Malta, but rarely visited; petitioned for establishment of a diocese first in 1798, then repeatedly thereafter; on Sept. 16, 1864, the Bull Singulari Amore of Pope Pius IX separated the islands of Gozo and Comino as an independent diocese
- Citations
- "Historical Note," Gozo Diocese, accessed November 10, 2021, http://gozodiocese.org/about-us/historical-note/.
Preferred citation
"Catholic Church. Diocese of Gozo (Malta)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified November 10, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/659940789384
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-11-10
- Last edited
- 2021-11-10