Mgr Carmelo Zammit is to be ordained bishop on Thursday.
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The ceremony, presided by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop Charles J Scicluna and Bishop Ralph Heskett, will be held at 9.30am at the cathedral in Mdina.
Mgr Zammit is to serve as bishop of Gibraltar.
The programme of his episcopal ordination starts today when Archbishop Scicluna conducts a prayer vigil at the parish church of Gudja, where Mgr Zammit lives.
Bishop Zammit will lead a Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday at 9.45am at Gudja church.