Carmelo Scicluna
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Carmelo Scicluna (3 August 1800 – 12 July 1888) was a Maltese
Bishop of Malta from 1875 till 1888.[1]
His Excellency Francesco Convert, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria.[2] 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
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Archbishop Scicluna died on 12 July 1888, at the age of 87. He had been Bishop of Malta for 13 years. His funeral took place in
St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina. The people crowded the city to witness this important event.[3]
References
- ISBN 978-99957-0137-6. Archived from the originalon 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Archbishop Carmelo Scicluna [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ FUNERAL OF THE BISHOP OF MALTA, The Tablet, London, 28 July 1888. Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
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