Carmelo Scicluna

Carmelo Scicluna (3 August 1800 – 12 July 1888) was a Maltese prelate and count who served as the Titular Archbishop of Rhodes and Bishop of Malta from 1875 till 1888.[1]

The Most Reverend

Carmelo Scicluna

D.D.
Bishop of Malta
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseMalta
Appointed15 March 1875
In office1875-1888
PredecessorGaetano Pace Forno
SuccessorPietro Pace
Other postsTitular Archbishop of Rhodus
Orders
Ordination18 December 1824
Consecration11 April 1875
by Francesco Converti
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born(1800-08-03)August 3, 1800
Qormi, Malta
DiedJuly 12, 1888(1888-07-12) (aged 87)
BuriedSt. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina
NationalityMaltese

Archbishop Scicluna was born in Qormi on August 3, 1800. He was ordained priest in 1824 and 51 years later he was consecrated as the Bishop of Malta by His Excellency Francesco Convert, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria.[2] He was also appointed as the Titular Archbishop of Rhodes. In 1880 Archbishop Scicluna ordered that as from that year, the traditional procession of Good Friday should be held on a Friday instead of Maundy Thursday.

Archbishop Scicluna died on July 12, 1888, at the age of 87. He had been Bishop of Malta for 13 years. His funeral took place in St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina. The people crowded the city to witness this important event.[3]

References
  1. Morana, Martin (2011). Bejn Kliem u Storja (in Maltese). Malta: Books Distributors Limited. ISBN 978-99957-0137-6. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
  2. . Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
  3. FUNERAL OF THE BISHOP OF MALTA, The Tablet, London, 28 July 1888. Retrieved on 15 February 2014.



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