Ħ’Attard

  • Attard became a parish in 1575, and the present parish church dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Heaven was built in 1613 by Tommaso Dingli; a century later, in 1718 a belfrey was added to the church.

    Parish Population: 11,000

    Families: 3,300

  • Parish Church of the Assumption

    Dedication date:  7 May 1730

  • Parish Priest

    Rev. Joseph Grech

  • Parish Office

    42, Main Street,

    Attard, ATD 1026

  • Office Hours

    Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

    9.00 – 11.30 am; 5.00 – 7.00 pm

    Saturdays

    9.00 – 11.00 am

  • Website

    www.attard-parish.org

  • E-mail

    parrocca.attard@maltadiocese.org

  • Telephone

    Office/Church: 21434949

  • Parish Clergy

    Rev. Joseph Grech – Parish Priest

    Rev. Andrew Schembri – Vice Parish Priest

    Rev. George Mangion

    Rev. George Dalli

    Rev. Andrew Schembri

    Rev. Luigi Agius

    Mons. Alfred Vella

  • Other resident priests in the parish

    Rev. Can. Charles Gauci
    Can. David Cilia
    Rev. André Zaffarese
    Rev. Ronnie ZAmmit

    Parish Pastoral Council

    President: Mr Mario Mamo

    Secretary: Mr Jonathan Apap

    Parish Economic Council

    President: Rev Joseph Grech – Parish Priest

    Secretary: Mr Austin Walker

  • Holy Masses

    Sundays and Feast Days: 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 11.00 am and 6.00 pm

    Sundays and Feast Days (in the Parish Centre): 10.30 and 11.45 am

    Saturday Evenings: 5.15 and 6.30 pm

    Weekdays: 7.00, 7.45, 9.00 am and 6.30 pm

  • Other Churches

     

  • St Paul’s Church

    Originally it was the parish church; the present structure dates from 1729. It was recently restored and is now being used for Liturgical Celebrations.

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    Church of St Anne

    The church is dedicated to St. Roche and was built as a thanksgiving for deliverance from the plague of 1675; the members of the M.U.S.E.U.M. use it today as a centre for teaching christian doctrine.

  • Chapel of St Catherine’s Home

    St. Catherine’s Home was built in 1959 by the Dominican sisters as a hospital; today it is a home for elderly people.

  • Holy Masses

    Sundays and Feast Days: 6.30, 7.45, 10.00 am

    Weekdays: 6.45 am and 6.00 pm

  • Chapel of St Anton Palace

    The Chapel is found in St. Anton Palace, the official residence of the President of Malta.

  • Holy Masses

    Sundays and Feast Days: 9.00 am

    Weekdays: 8.00 am

  • Adoration Chapels

    St John Paul II Pastoral Centre

    Address

    Triq il-Knisja, Ħ’Attard

    Opening hours

    Monday – Saturday
    5.30 am – 10.00 pm

    Sunday
    5.30 am – 7.00 pm