Carmelo Zammit

Carmelo Zammit is a Maltese Roman Catholic prelate and the current Bishop of Roman [Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar|Gibraltar]. Zammit is the Grand Prior of the Gibraltar Lieutenancy of the Order of the [Holy Sepulchre (Catholic)|Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem].

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. 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.