Emigrant priest remembered

The Secretariat for Maltese Priests working outside the Maltese diocese and the Emigrants Commission have paid tribute to Fr Frans Ellul, 77, who died in Australia after working with Maltese migrants for 40 years. Fr Frans died at the home of the...

The Secretariat for Maltese Priests working outside the Maltese diocese and the Emigrants Commission have paid tribute to Fr Frans Ellul, 77, who died in Australia after working with Maltese migrants for 40 years.

Fr Frans died at the home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Northcote, Melbourne, on August 31 .

Fr Frans, formerly of Zabbar, went to Australia in 1962 and was ordained 12 years later.

The Emigrants Commission will be offering Mass for the repose of his soul at Dar l-Emigrant, Valletta on September 18 at 6 p.m.

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