Paolo Micallef

His Excellency
Paolo Micallef
O.S.A.
Archbishop of Pisa
Primate of Corsica and Sardinia
Native name Pawlu Micallef
Church Roman Catholic
Archdiocese Pisa
Appointed 27 October 1871
In office 1871-1883
Predecessor Cardinal Cosimo Corsi
Successor Ferdinando Capponi
Orders
Ordination 6 March 1841
Consecration 10 January 1864
by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Rank Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1818-05-15)May 15, 1818
Valletta, Malta
Died March 8, 1883(1883-03-08) (aged 64)
Pisa, Italy
Buried Pisa Cathedral
Nationality  Maltese
Previous post Bishop of Città di Castello (1864-1871)

Paolo Micallef (15 May 1818 - 8 March 1883) was a Maltese prelate who served as Archbishop of Pisa from 1871 until his death in 1883.

Pawlu Micallef was born in Valletta Malta on May 15, 1818[1] He joined the Augustinian Order and was ordained priest on March 6, 1841. Pope Pius IX appointed him as Vicar General of the Order in 1855. He was confirmed later in 1859. He served in this post until 1865. On 21 December 1863 Micallef was appointed as the Bishop of Città di Castello in Umbria[2] He was consecrated bishop on January 10, 1864 in Rome by Cardinal Costantino Patrizi Naro. In 1866, he was appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Gozo in Malta after the death of its bishop, Michael Francis Buttigieg. He held this post for two years until Antonio Grech Delicata was appointed as the new bishop of Gozo. In 1871 Bishop Micallef was appointed as the Archbishop of Pisa, replacing Cosimo Corsi after his death[3] He was one of the bishops who participated in the First Vatican Council which began in 1869 till 1870. Archbishop Micallef died in Pisa on 8 March 1883 and was buried in the Cathedral.

References

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