New parish priest for Mosta

Archbishop Paul Cremona has appointed Fr Albert Buhagiar as the new parish priest of Mosta.

Fr Albert Buhagiar was born in Tarxien in 1964. He received his education at Paola Primary School, the Carmelite College in St Venera and De La Salle College in Cottonera. He continued his tertiary education in Philosophy and Theology at the University of Malta.

Fr Albert was ordained priest in 1993. His first pastoral work was as vice parish priest of Gżira. Two years later he was appointed vice parish priest of Żejtun parish and in 1996 he was appointed personal secretary to Archbishop Ġużeppi Mercieca. During this time, he also offered his pastoral services to the parishes of Marsascala and Luqa. In 2002, he was appointed parish priest of Siġġiewi.

The number of parishioners in Mosta is around 19,000, gathered in 6,300 families.