12 Facts About Mario Grech

Mario Grech was born on 20 February 1957 and is a Maltese Catholic prelate who has served as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops since 2020.

Mario Grech was previously Bishop of Gozo from 2005 to 2019 and Pro-Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops from 2019 to 2020.

Mario Grech was born in Qala, Gozo, on 20 February 1957.

Mario Grech's family moved to Ta' Kercem when he was a young boy.

Mario Grech attended the Victoria high school and then studied philosophy and theology at the Gozo diocesan seminary.

Mario Grech was ordained a priest on 26 May 1984 by Bishop Nikol Joseph Cauchi.

Mario Grech then obtained a licenciate in civil law and canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University and a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Mario Grech then fulfilled pastoral assignments at the Cathedral of Gozo, in the National Shrine of Ta' Pinu, and the parish of Kercem.

Mario Grech received his episcopal consecration on 22 January 2006 from his predecessor in Gozo, Bishop Nikol Joseph Cauchi.

Mario Grech worked alongside Baldisseri and participated as a member in the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region.

Mario Grech was the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Gozo until 2020.

Mario Grech was one of five Synod officials who served ex officio on the fifteen-person commission that was responsible for drafting the final document of the Amazon Synod.