George Anthony Frendo O.P. (born 4 April 1946) is a Maltese prelate and the Archbishop Emeritus of Tiranë-Durrës in

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. George Frendo was born in

Qormi Qormi ( mt, Ħal Qormi ; pronounced in the Qormi dialect), also known by its title Città Pinto, is a city in the Southern Region of Malta, southwest of Valletta in the centre of the island. It has a population of 16,324 (as of March 2018), mak ...

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

on April 4, 1946. At the age of 15 he was professed as a member of the

order of preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

. In 1963, Frendo started his studies for the priesthood together with Paul Cremona, later the

Archbishop of Malta The Archdiocese of Malta ( Malti: ''Arċidjoċesi ta' Malta'') is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Malta. History Tradition claims that St. Paul the Apostle established the diocese of Malta in the year 60 ...

. Both Frendo and Cremona were ordained priests by

Emanuele Gerada Emanuele Gerada KC*HS (18 May 1920 – 21 January 2011) was a Maltese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, a Vatican diplomat and titular Archbishop of Nomentum. One Maltese obituary recalled him as "a generous, well-read and intelligent man. ...

on April 2, 1969. Frendo served eight years as the parish priest of Gwardamanġa. In 2006

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

appointed Frendo Auxiliary Bishop of Tiranë-Durrës in

with the titular see of Buthrotum. He was consecrated on September 23, 2006, by

Rrok Kola Mirdita Rrok Kolë Mirdita (28 September 1939 – 7 December 2015) was an Albanian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës from 1993 to his death in 2015. Biography Mirdita was ordained a priest on 2 July 196 ...

the Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës and co-consecrated by the Apostolic Nuncio John Bulaitis and Archbishop

Joseph Mercieca Joseph Mercieca ( mt, Ġużeppi Mercieca, 11 November 1928 – 21 March 2016) was a Maltese prelate who served as the second Archbishop of Malta from 1976 to 2006. He is credited with restoring stability in the Maltese church following the dispu ...

of Malta. In November 16

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

appointed Bishop Frendo as the Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës in

. He was installed on 3 December 2016. On 20 April 2018, George Frendo obtained

n citizenship.

References

External links

''Albania Bishop George Frendo in Malta''

''Times of Malta''

''Archdiocese of Malta''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frendo, George Anthony 1946 births Living people People from Qormi 20th-century Maltese Roman Catholic priests Maltese Dominicans Naturalized citizens of Albania Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Bishops appointed by Pope Francis 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Albania 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Albania