Diocese of Gozo
Gaudisien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Gozo, Malta
Latin-rite diocese covering the Maltese island of Gozo, erected in 1864 by separation from the Diocese of Malta. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Malta, its seat is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Victoria.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 September 1864
- Latin
- Gaudisien(sis)
- Patron
- St. George and St. Ursula
- Annuario code
- 001001511
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 34,656
- Population
- 37,392
- Catholic share
- 92.7%
- Priests
- 142
- Catholics per priest
- 244
- Extent
- 67 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 517
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Anton Teuma
- Born
- 11 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Xaghra
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption, Victoria stands in Gozo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Malta
A suffragan of Malta.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MaltaMalta
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].