Carmelo Zammit
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The Right Reverend Carmelo Zammit |
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| Bishop of Gibraltar | |
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Installation of Carmelo Zammit as Bishop of Gibraltar at the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned
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| Province | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Diocese | Gibraltar |
| See | Gibraltar |
| Appointed | 24 June 2016 |
| Installed | 24 September 2016 |
| Predecessor | Ralph Heskett |
| Successor | Incumbent |
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| Ordination | 20 July 1974 by Michael Gonzi |
| Consecration | 8 September 2016 by Vincent Nichols |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 December 1949 Gudja, Malta |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | University of Malta |
Carmelo Zammit (born 19 December 1949, Gudja, Malta) is a Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gibraltar. Bishop Zammit was born in Gudja, Malta in 1949 and was ordained a priest in 1974. He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy, Italian and economics and a licentiate in theology from the University of Malta, and a licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. Before his appointment, he served in a number of pastoral roles in Gibraltar, including judicial vicar, episcopal delegate for Catholic education, school chaplain and parish priest. Upon returning to Malta in 1998, he became chancellor of the archdiocese and judge in the ecclesiastical tribunal. He also served as Canon of the Metropolitan Chapter, as President of the St. John's Co-Cathedral Foundation, and Judicial Vicar in the Archdiocese of Malta.
He was consecrated bishop on 8 September 2016 by Vincent Cardinal Nichols in St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina. Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Bishop Ralph Heskett of Gibraltar acted as co-consecrators.
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