Papal honours for priests

On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the episcopate of Mgr Mario Grech, he conferred papal honours to a number of Gozitan priests as a sign of gratitude for their long service to the Church at the Curia on November 27. Canon George Bezzina...

On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the episcopate of Mgr Mario Grech, he conferred papal honours to a number of Gozitan priests as a sign of gratitude for their long service to the Church at the Curia on November 27.

Canon George Bezzina (Victoria), Canon Carmel Borg (Kerċem), Canon Saverio Calleja (Victoria), Canon Carmel Grech (Victoria), Fr Anton Mizzi (Sannat), Canon Joseph Piscopo (San Lawrenz) and Canon Felix Tabone (Victoria) were nominated Cappellani di Sua Santità with the title of Monsignors. Mgr Joseph Attard and Mgr Pawl Cardona, parish priests of the Cathedral and St George's Basilica respectively, were made Prelati d'Onore di Sua Santità.

The Pope also conferred the medal Benemerenti upon Fr Dominic V. Scerri, OP, delegate of the Maltese Episcopal Conference for Church Schools.

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