Episode 2 of 2

First Bishop Appointment

When: 22 September 1864
Where: Occurrence locality not stated in the passages
Part of: Diocese of Gozo established by Pope Pius IX, 1864

Michael Franciscus Buttigieg was created the first bishop of the new Diocese of Gozo on 22 September 1864, having been consecrated at Rome on 3 May 1863.

Buttigieg, a native of Gozo, had been appointed titular Bishop of Lita and deputy auxiliary of the Archbishop-Bishop of Malta for the Island of Gozo on 16 March 1863. He was consecrated at Rome on 3 May 1863 and created the first bishop of the new diocese on 22 September 1864. The passages do not state where the creation act occurred.

Sources

Diocese of Gozo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-24

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