Archbishop Mgr Joseph Mercieca has nominated five new canons of the Metropolitan Chapter.
They are Fr Emanuel Agius, a former parish priest, Fr Joseph Carabott, archpriest, Fr Vincenz Deguara, spiritual director of the Archbishop's Curia, Fr Joseph Vella, another former parish priest and Fr Karm Zammit, chancellor at the Archbishop's Curia.
The chapter is made up of five dignitaries and 25 canons. It has two sections, one for the Mdina Cathedral and the other for St John's Co-Cathedral.