Mqabba

Mqabba became a parish in 1598 and the old church dedicated to St. Basil was used as a parish church till a new church was built in 1699. The present church was severely damaged during the war and restoration work lasted till 1947

Parish Church dedicated to the Assumption of St. Mary

Dedication date 20 May 1774

Parish Priest

Rev Nazzareno Caruana

Parish Office

Office Hours

Mondays and Fridays

9.30 – 11.00 am, 4.30 – 06.00 pm

Telephone

21649306 Office

21641081 Home

Email

parrocca.mqabba@maltadocese.org

Parish Population: 3,000

Families: 980

Parish Clergy

• Rev Nazzareno Caruana, Parish Priest
• Rev Carmelo Zammit OP,
• Rev Trevor Fairclough

Holy Masses

Sundays and Feast Days: 7.00,8.30, 10.00 am; 6.00 pm

Saturday Evenings: 6.00 pm winter; 6.30 pm summer

Weekdays: 6.30, 8.00, 6.00 pm winter, 6.30 pm summer

Other Churches

St. Basil Church

The church was built between 1486 and 1515: in the first years of the parish and during the last War it served as a parish church; today it is used for group meetings and conferences. Restoration works were carried out recently.

Priest in charge

Parish Priest

St. Catherine Chapel

Formerly there were two Chapels on the site, one dedicated to St. Peter and the other to St. Catherine. In 1750 the two chapels were demolished by order of the bishop and a chapel dedicated to St. Catherine was built instead.

St. Michael Chapel

The chapel is adjacent to the church of St. Basil and was probably built in 1550 and built again in 1669.

Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel

The chapel dates from the 16th century and was enlarged in 1680. It is open every Friday for the benefit of the faithful who visit the church to pray to Our Lady of Sorrows.

The Cemetery Chapel

The chapel was built in 1910 and dedicated to Jesus of Nazareth.