of the Episcopal Consecration of  Gozo’s 9th Bishop, Mgr Anton Teuma, has been announced by the Gozo Diocese, and will take place on the 13th of September.

In the light of the updated measures issued by the Health and Church Authorities, the Diocese said that that a Thanksgiving concelebraton will be held on Thursday, the 27th of August, at 6.30pm, at the Rotunda of St. John the Baptist, Xewkija.

For the benefit of the public, this celebration will be broadcast on TVM2, as well on the social media of the Gozo Diocese (YouTube and Facebook).

A Celebration of Prayer, in preparation for the Episcopal Consecration of Mgr Anton Teuma, will be held on Friday, the 11th of September, at 8.00pm, at the Chapel of the Pope John Paul II Family Institute, Victoria.

For the benefit of the public, this celebration will be broadcast on the social media of the Diocese.

The Episcopal Consecration of Mons. Anton Teuma, will taken place on Sunday, the 13th of September, at 5.30pm, in the open air on the parvis of the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu, Gharb.

For the benefit of the public, this celebration will be broadcast on TVM2, as well as on the Diocese social media.

The new Bishop Mons. Anton Teuma will lead his first Mass at the Cathedral of the Assumption, Victoria, on Wednesday, the 16th of September, at 6.30pm – This day also marks the 156th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Gozo.

The Episcopal Coat of Arms of the new Bishop Mons. Anton Teuma, has also been announced by the Gozo Diocese, which was created by Eikon, the Centre for Liturgical Arts (Gozo).

The motto of the episcopal coat of arms of Bishop Teuma – And He Walked Along With Them – is taken from the Gospel according to St. Luke, where the Risen Lord walks with the disciples on the way to Emmaus (Lk 24: 13-35), and shows the mission of the Church to accompany man through the course of his life, even in the heavy and dark moments.

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