Carmelite Prior Provincial

Fr Alexander Vella, O.Carm. has been elected Prior Provincial of the Maltese Carmelite province, which recently celebrated its provincial chapter, at Lunzjata House of Prayer, in Rabat. Fr Vella is a scholar of Sacred Scriptures, and an assistant...

Fr Alexander Vella, O.Carm. has been elected Prior Provincial of the Maltese Carmelite province, which recently celebrated its provincial chapter, at Lunzjata House of Prayer, in Rabat.

Fr Vella is a scholar of Sacred Scriptures, and an assistant lecturer on the subject at the University of Malta.

The chapter, which takes place every three years, is a fraternal meeting where bonds of communion are strenthened between all members of the province.

Four other Carmelites were elected to form the provincial's council: Fr Charles Mallia, Fr Alexander Scerri, Fr Robert Farrugia and Fr Amadeo Zammit.

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