Francis Baldacchino

Francis Baldacchino (June 6, 1937 – October 9, 2009) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi, Kenya.

His Excellency

Francis Baldacchino

O.F.M. Cap.
Bishop of Malindi
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseMalindi
Appointed2 June 2000
In office2000-2009
SuccessorEmanuel Barbara
Orders
Ordination18 March 1961
Consecration2 September 2000
by Jozef Tomko
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1936-07-06)July 6, 1936
Marsa, Malta
DiedOctober 9, 2009(2009-10-09) (aged 73)
Msida Malta
BuriedCapuchin Crypt Of Floriana
NationalityMaltese

Biography

Born in Marsa, Malta, Baldacchino was ordained to the priesthood for the Friars Minor Capuchins on March 18, 1961. He went on a mission in Kenya in 1974. Between 1984 and 1990 he was Superior of the Capuchin mission in Kenya. Among his achievements, he organised and strengthened the formation of local Capuchins, especially by building a postulancy house in Mpeketoni and a major seminary in Nairobi. On June 2, 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed Baldacchino bishop and he was ordained on September 2, 2000.[1] In 2010 he returned to Malta for medical treatment. He died a month later on October 9. His funeral took place in St John's Co-Cathedral on October 13 and was buried in the Addolorata cemetery in Paola, Malta. In 2011 his body was exhumed and reburied in Floriana.

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References
  1. "Bishop Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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