Church Roman Catholic Ordination 18 December 1824 Predecessor Gaetano Pace Forno Diocese Malta Name Carmelo Scicluna Consecration April 11, 1875 | Appointed 15 March 1875 Died July 12, 1888 In office 1875-1888 Successor Pietro Pace | |
Other posts Titular Archbishop of Rhodus Place of burial St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina, Malta | ||
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Carmelo Scicluna (3 August 1800 – 12 July 1888) was a Maltese prelate and count who served as the bishop of Malta from 1875 till 1888.
Scicluna was born in Qormi on August 3, 1800. He was ordained priest in 1824 and 51 years later he was consecrated as the bishop of Malta by Francesco Converti the Archbishop of Reggio Calabria. He was also appointed as the Titular Archbishop of Rhodes. In 1880 Archbishop Scicluna ordered that as from that year, the traditional procession of Good Friday should be held on a Friday instead of Maundy Thursday.
Archbishop Scicluna died on July 12, 1888 at the age of 87. He had been bishop of Malta for 13 years. His funeral took place in St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina. The people crowded the city to witness this important event.