Paola (Raħal Ġdid) (Christ the King)

Paola, or, as it is popularly known, “Raħal Ġdid” (The New Village), became a parish in 1910, and the parish church was the church of St. Ubaldesca, which the Government gave to the Church so that it could serve as a parish church; but this church was too small for the population of the locality and so the present church dedicated to Christ the King was built.

Parish Population: 7,516

Families: 2,803

Parish Church of Christ the King

Dedication date 3rd June 1967

Parish Priest

Rev Marc Andrè Camilleri

Parish Office

Triq Lampuka,

Paola PLA 1142

Office Hours

Mondays & Wednesdays: 10.30 – 11.30am, 5.00 – 6.00pm

Fridays: 10.30 – 11.30am

Telephone

2169 5022

Facebook

Parroċċa Kristu Re Paola

E-mail

parrocca.paola.kr@maltadiocese.org

paolaparish@yahoo.com

Parish Clergy

Rev. Marc Andrè Camilleri, Parish Priest

Rev. Herbert Friggieri S.J.

Rev. Leonard Mintoff, Vice Parish Priest

Rev. Gilbert Scicluna, Vice Parish Priest

Parish Pastoral Council

President: Rev Marc Andrè Camilleri

Moderator: Mr Alfred Chetcuti

Secretary: Ms Josephine Frendo

Parish Economic Council

President: Rev. Marc Andrè Camilleri

Secretary: Mr Frank Balzan

Members: Mr Emanuel Camilleri, Mr Noel Gatt

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feastdays: 6.30, 8.00, 9.30, 11.00 am; 6.00pm, 7.30pm (Youth Mass)

Saturdays: 6.30, 7.30, 8.30, 10.00 am; 6.30pm, 7.30pm (in English)

Weekdays: 6.30, 7.30, 8.30, 10.00 am; 6.30pm

Other Churches

Chapel of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition

The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition settled in Paola in 1910 and opened a school which, in 1926, was transferred to n. 69 Zabbar Road: the chapel is open to the people residing in the vicinity

Priest in charge

Parish Priest

Church of St. Anthony at Għajn Dwieli

In 1953 tha Capuchin friars opened a small chapel at Ghajn Dwieli, but they soon realised the need of building a large church, which eventually was opened for worship in 1965. The church is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua, and marriages may be celebrated there.

Priest in charge

Rev. Raymond Mercieca OFM Cap

Telephone

21828157

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feast Days: 7.00, 8.30, 10.00 and 11.30am

Saturday Evenings: 6.00pm (winter); 6.30pm (summer)

Weekdays: 6.45, 8.00; 6.30pm

Church of St. Ubaldesca

The church was built in 1629 by Grandmaster De Paule. When the Order of St. John left Malta, the church became Government property, but, requested by the bishop, the Government gave the church to the ecclesiastical authorities to serve as a parish church; it served as a subsidiary parish church from 1905 to 1910 when Paola became a parish of its own right. The church ceased to be the parish church of the locality when the church of Christ the King was built.

Priest in Charge

Parish Priest

Adoration Chapel

M.U.S.E.U.M. Members Chapel

Address:

13, Triq Santa Monika, Paola PLA 1221

Opening Hours:

Mondays to Saturdays:

7.00am – 4.00pm

Sundays:

7.00am – 12.00pm