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The Right Reverend

Michael Franciscus Buttigieg
Bishop of Gozo
Church Roman Catholic
Diocese Gozo
Appointed22 September 1864
In office1864-1866
Successor Antonius Grech Delicata Testaferrata
Orders
Ordination21 December 1816
Consecration3 May 1863
by  Niccola Paracciani Clarelli
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1793-11-03)November 3, 1793
DiedJuly 12, 1866(1866-07-12) (aged 72)
Victoria, Gozo, Malta
BuriedGozo Cathedral
Nationality Maltese
Previous post(s) Auxiliary Bishop of Malta (1863-1864)

Michael Franciscus Buttigieg (3 November 1793 – 12 July 1866) was a Maltese prelate who became the first Bishop of Gozo in 1864.

Buttigieg was born on November 3, 1793, in Qala, Gozo, Malta and baptized in St Peter and St Paul parish church of Nadur (Qala was at the time part of the Nadur parish). He was ordained priest on December 21, 1816. Some years later, in 1863, he was appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Malta. [1] He was consecrated by Cardinal Niccola Paracciani Clarelli on May 3, 1863, in the church of Santissima Trinità Montecitorio in Rome. Buttigieg was assigned the titular see of Lete.

A year later, in 1864, Pope Pius IX created the Diocese of Gozo and Buttigieg was appointed as its first bishop. He took charge of the diocese on October 23, 1864. [2] Two years later Bishop Buttigieg died in Victoria, Gozo on July 12, 1866, at the age of 72. He is buried in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Victoria, Gozo.

References

  1. ^ "Michael Franciscus Buttigieg at Gozo Diocese". Diocese of Gozo, Malta. 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Bishop Michael Franciscus Buttigieg". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Right Reverend

Michael Franciscus Buttigieg
Bishop of Gozo
Church Roman Catholic
Diocese Gozo
Appointed22 September 1864
In office1864-1866
Successor Antonius Grech Delicata Testaferrata
Orders
Ordination21 December 1816
Consecration3 May 1863
by  Niccola Paracciani Clarelli
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1793-11-03)November 3, 1793
DiedJuly 12, 1866(1866-07-12) (aged 72)
Victoria, Gozo, Malta
BuriedGozo Cathedral
Nationality Maltese
Previous post(s) Auxiliary Bishop of Malta (1863-1864)

Michael Franciscus Buttigieg (3 November 1793 – 12 July 1866) was a Maltese prelate who became the first Bishop of Gozo in 1864.

Buttigieg was born on November 3, 1793, in Qala, Gozo, Malta and baptized in St Peter and St Paul parish church of Nadur (Qala was at the time part of the Nadur parish). He was ordained priest on December 21, 1816. Some years later, in 1863, he was appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Malta. [1] He was consecrated by Cardinal Niccola Paracciani Clarelli on May 3, 1863, in the church of Santissima Trinità Montecitorio in Rome. Buttigieg was assigned the titular see of Lete.

A year later, in 1864, Pope Pius IX created the Diocese of Gozo and Buttigieg was appointed as its first bishop. He took charge of the diocese on October 23, 1864. [2] Two years later Bishop Buttigieg died in Victoria, Gozo on July 12, 1866, at the age of 72. He is buried in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Victoria, Gozo.

References

  1. ^ "Michael Franciscus Buttigieg at Gozo Diocese". Diocese of Gozo, Malta. 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Bishop Michael Franciscus Buttigieg". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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