Pietro Pace
Sir Pietro Pace (9 April 1831 – 29 July 1914) was a senior-ranking Maltese prelate who served as the Titular Archbishop of Rhodes and Bishop of Malta from 1889 until his death in 1914.[1]
Sir Pietro Pace | |
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| Bishop of Malta | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Malta |
| Appointed | 11 February 1889 |
| In office | 1889-1914 |
| Predecessor | Carmelo Scicluna |
| Successor | Mauro Caruana |
| Other posts | Titular Archbishop of Rhodes |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 December 1853 |
| Consecration | 8 April 1877 by Edward Henry Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1831 Victoria, Gozo Malta |
| Died | July 29, 1914 (aged 83) Victoria, Gozo Malta |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Previous post | Bishop of Gozo (1877-1889) |
Biography
Archbishop Pace was born in Rabat (later renamed Victoria) on Gozo on April 9, 1831, and was baptised on the same day in St George's Basilica.[2] He was ordained a priest in 1853 and was consecrated as the third Bishop of Gozo in the Basilica of San Carlo al Corso in Rome by the English prelate, Edward Henry Cardinal Howard, on April 8, 1877.[3] He served as Gozo's bishop until 1889 when he was transferred to the Bishopric of Malta succeeding Archbishop Carmelo Scicluna. He was also appointed as the Titular Archbishop of Rhodes. He ministered in Malta for 25 years until he died in Victoria, Gozo, 29 July 1914.
References
- Morana, Martin (2011). Bejn Kliem u Storja (in Maltese). Malta: Books Distributors Limited. ISBN 978-99957-0137-6. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
- . Retrieved on 13 February 2014.
- . Retrieved on 13 February 2014.
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Antonius Grech Delicata Testaferrata |
Bishop of Gozo 1877–1889 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Maria Camilleri |
| Preceded by Carmelo Scicluna |
Archbishop of Malta 1889–1914 |
Succeeded by Mauro Caruana |
