Sunday, April 3, 2016

A very humble and just Archbishop

Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

In my 20 years as executive coordinator of the Valletta Rehabilitation Project (and 10 years for Mdina and Cottonera) I often had the occasion to meet Archbishop Joseph Mercieca. He was always very kind in his comments about the projects we were doing, especially about the restoration of many churches, and he would always ask about the projects being done. He showed great interest and genuine appreciation. A personal story I like to recall shows how humble and just he was. On a Tuesday in 1989 I was visi­ting restoration works being done at St John's Co-Cathedral when I was confronted by a... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.

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