Archbishop Paul Cremona has appointed Fr Joe Caruana as the new parish priest of Mellieħa.
Fr Caruana was born in Mellieħa in 1960 and was ordained on July 11, 1986.
He started pastoral work as assistant parish priest in Mellieħa and spiritual director in a number of secondary and trade schools. In October 1989, he was appointed parish priest of Manikata where he served for four years while continuing his pastoral work as spiritual director. He became parish priest of Għaxaq in November 1993, serving there for seven years.
There are about 1,800 families and 7,100 parishioners in Mellieħa.