Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Albert Buhagiar as the new archpriest of Mosta.
Fr Albert Buhagiar was born in Tarxien on 19th August, 1964. He received his education at Paola Primary School, the Carmelite College in Santa 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 on 2nd July, 1993. His first pastoral work was as vice parish priest of Gzira. Two years later he was appointed vice parish priest of Zejtun parish and in 1996 he was appointed personal secretary to Archbishop Guzeppi Mercieca. During this time, he also offered his pastoral services to the parishes of Marsaskala and Luqa. In 2002, he was appointed archpriest of Siggiewi parish.
The number of parishioners in Mosta is around 19,000 gathered in 6,300 families.