Ivan Philip Camilleri (born April 18, 1969) is a Maltese-Canadian

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of the

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who currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the

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, having been appointed to the position in 2020. Before becoming a priest, he worked at

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as an associate director of finance, as well as at

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and Marconi Canada.

Early life, education, and career

Camilleri was born in

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, on April 18, 1969. His family moved to Canada in 1980, when he was eleven, and he attended

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. Camilleri went on to study at

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, obtaining a

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in 1991. Two years later, he earned a

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from the

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. He subsequently worked at Bell Canada Enterprises, Nortel, and Marconi, in various management positions in finance. Beginning in 2001, he attended St. Augustine's Seminary in

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. On May 12, 2007, he was ordained to the Catholic priesthood at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica by

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, the

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at the time.

Presbyteral ministry

Camilleri's first pastoral assignment was as associate pastor at Merciful Redeemer Parish in Mississauga. After serving there for two years, he undertook studies at the

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from that institution in 2011. Upon his return to Toronto, he was appointed as vice-chancellor, before being elevated to

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in 2012. He became

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of the Archdiocese and Moderator of its curia the following year. He also served as the

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and judge on the archdiocesan matrimonial court, as well as a sessional lecturer at St. Augustine's Seminary (his alma mater).

Episcopal ministry

Camilleri was appointed auxiliary bishop of Toronto and

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of Teglata in Numidia on November 28, 2020. He was ordained to the episcopacy on January 25, 2021, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica (Toronto) with Cardinal

as principal-consecrator and bishops John Boissoneau and Vincent Nguyen, auxiliary bishops of Toronto as co-consecrators. The episcopal ordination was only celebrated with ten-people present inside the Cathedral due to the restrictions in Ontario due to the

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. However, the Episcopal Ordination was livestreamed, allowing the family of the bishops and the clergy and faithful to join in prayer in the ordination rites and Eucharistic celebration.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Camilleri, Ivan 1962 births 20th-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests 21st-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests Catholic University of America alumni Laurentian University alumni Living people Maltese emigrants to Canada People from Sliema People of Bell Canada