1. Peter Baldacchino previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Miami.
14 Facts About Peter Baldacchino
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Peter Baldacchino was born on December 5,1960, in Sliema, Malta.
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Peter Baldacchino was educated at Mount Carmel College, now Saint Elias College.
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Peter Baldacchino earned a diploma in sciences from the University of Malta and several electrical installation licenses from the Umberto Calosso Trade School in Malta.
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Peter Baldacchino did not consider the priesthood until he attended the 1989 World Youth Day in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Peter Baldacchino later decided to move to the United States to attend the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Newark, New Jersey, that was operated by the Neocatechumenal Way.
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Peter Baldacchino received Bachelor of Arts degree from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Peter Baldacchino received a Master of Divinity degree from Seton Hall.
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Peter Baldacchino was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Newark at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on May 25,1996, by Archbishop Theodore McCarrick.
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Peter Baldacchino was assigned as the chancellor of the Mission Sui Iuris of Turks and Caicos in 1999.
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Peter Baldacchino was consecrated on March 19,2014, by Archbishop Thomas Wenski.
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Peter Baldacchino became the first prelate associated with the Neocatechumenal Way to head a diocese in the United States.
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Peter Baldacchino holds dual citizenship in the United States and Malta.
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Peter Baldacchino is fluent in English, Italian, Maltese, Spanish and Creole.