Carmelo Zammit

Carmelo Zammit (born 19 December 1949) is a Maltese Roman Catholic prelate and the current Bishop of Gibraltar.^[1][2] Zammit is the Grand Prior of the Gibraltar Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.^[3]

The Right Reverend Carmelo Zammit
Bishop of Gibraltar
Installation of Carmelo Zammit as Bishop of Gibraltar at the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned
Province	Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Diocese	Gibraltar
See	Gibraltar
Appointed	24 June 2016
Installed	24 September 2016
Predecessor	Ralph Heskett
Successor	Incumbent
Orders
Ordination	20 July 1974 by Michael Gonzi
Consecration	8 September 2016 by Vincent Nichols
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-19) 19 December 1949 (age 75) Gudja, Malta
Nationality	Maltese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	University of Malta
Coat of arms

Life

Zammit was born in Gudja, Malta, in 1949 and was ordained a priest in 1974. In 1976, Bishop Rapallo invited him to minister in Gibraltar.^[4] He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy, Italian, and economics; 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.