The Metropolitan Chapter of the Cathedral of Malta is made up of 30 canons, besides a number of canon coadjutors and honorary canons. The Cathedral Chapter is responsible for the running and for the liturgy of two churches, the Cathedral Church of St Paul at Mdina, which is also a Parish Church, and the Co-Cathedral Church of St John in Valletta. The latter was formerly the Conventual Church of the Knights of St John, but when in 1798 Napoleon expelled the Order, St John’s Church was entrusted to the care of Cathedral Chapter and later raised to the dignity of a Co-Cathedral.
The members of the Cathedral Chapter are divided into two sections, one section serving at Mdina and the other in Valletta. The Cathedral Church is the seat where the bishop of Malta has his cathedra.
Mgr Louis Camilleri was born at Dingli, Malta, on 27th July 1944, son of Joseph Camilleri and Michelina nee’ Abela. He was the third of ten siblings. He attended the Dingli Primary School (1949 – 1956) and the Lyceum at Ħamrun (1956 – 1961). In 1962 he commenced his studies at the University of Malta where he graduated in B.A. General (1966), in B.D. (1968), and in Lic.D (1970). In 1962 he entered the Seminary at Floriana and commenced his training for the priesthood. He was ordained priest on the 15th March 1970. In September 1970 he started working at the Cana Movement. In 1971 he attended a training course with the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council of Great Britain (September – December 1971). In 1976 he took part in an international exchange programm in USA through the CIP – Council for International Programmes (April – August 1976). In 1976 he was appointed Assistant Director of the Cana Movement, and in 1987 he was appointed Director of the Cana Movement, which role he served until July 2006. Throughout this time he participated in many international conferences. In 1991 he was appointed board member of International Commission on Couple and Family Relations (ICCFR), where he served until 2006.
On November 17th 2014, Ms Mariella Cutajar assumed the role of Administrator for the Metropolitan Cathedral, Museum and the Archives.
Mgr Aloysius Deguara was born on the 29th December 1928. He studied at the Government school, at the Seminary and at the University of Malta. He was ordained priest on the 3rd August 1952. He worked hand in hand with parish priests Fr Edgar Salomone and Fr Orazio Vella, his cousin. Apart form the pastoral work he also taught at the Seminary and at Stella Maris College. He was appointed parish priest of Ħal Kirkop in 1955, Ħal Għargħur in 1956 and archpriest of Siġġiewi from 1960 till 1976. He worked at the Dar tal-Providenza with Mgr Azzopardi (1976) and afterwards he was the spiritual director at the minor Seminary.
Mgr Anthony Cassar Archpriest of St Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Mdina. Born in Siġġiewi on the 5th of August 1946, his parents Albert and Josephine nee Mallia. He received his primary education at Luqa Government’s School and his Secondary education at St Aloysius College Birkirkara. He continued his tertiary studies (Philosophy and Theology) at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta.
Ordained priest in 1962, teacher of Classical Greek and Religion at the Seminary between the years 1962-1967. Served as curator of the Archives and Museum of the Metropolitan Cathedral from 1967 till the year 2002. Canon and Chancellor of the Collegiate Church of St Paul in Rabat Malta from 1978 till 2012. In 2013 he was appointed Canon of the Cathedral Chapter and entrusted with the custody of the Archives of the Cathedral Chapter. Created Prelate ad honoronem of His Holiness the Pope and Chaplain Grand Cross of Sovereign Military Order of St John, and awarded the Medalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika.