Gozo bishop Mario Grech will be presiding over the Maltese Episcopal Conference for the next three years, the Curia said.
The conference, which is the highest organ of the Malta and Gozo Ecclesiastical Province, has been presided by Archbishop Paul Cremona for the past six years.
The members of the conference are Bishop Grech, Archbishop Cremona, Apostolic Nuncia Aldo Cavalli, Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna, Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca Mgr Joe Magro, secretary.
A meeting of the conference this morning decided that Our Lady of Victories will be celebrated at all churches in Malta and Gozo on September 8.