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==History== |
==History== |
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===Bells=== |
===Bells=== |
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The parish has four bells, obtained from |
The parish has four bells, obtained from ''[[Fonderia Barigozzi]]'' in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]. |
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The first bell, nicknamed ''il-Kbira'' {{mt icon}}, (the Big One) weighs almost 2 tonnes. It is intoned to a B, and was christned ''Kristu Sultan taż-Żminijiet u Santa Marija'' (''Christ Lord of all Times and Saint Mary''). It is hung in the left bell tower.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d3nJWaCfNM&ab_channel=RaydenMizzi Peal 1, 12.00 pm. Feast Day 2013] |
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[[File:Diagram v.2.png|thumb|left|The image shows the location of the [[bells]] in the two [[bell towers]]. The image is not to scale. Bell 1 is the biggest, while bell 4 is the smallest.]] |
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Revision as of 20:22, 24 June 2016
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| Corpus Christi Parish Church | |
Il-Knisja Parrokkjali ta' Kristu Ewkaristiku Salvatur Template:Mt icon | |
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  Corpus Christi Church | |
| Location | Għasri, Gozo, Malta |
| Country | Malta |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Għasri Parish on Facebook |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1921 (as a parish) |
| Dedication | Corpus Christi(Corpus Domini or Christ the Saviour in the Holy Eucharist) previously dedicated to Jesus the Nazarene |
| Dedicated | 1916 |
| Consecrated | 1916 |
| Relics held | Piece of the Holy Cross of Our Lord |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Architect(s) | Dun Ġużepp Diacono |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Neo-Classical |
| Years built | 1903--1916 |
| Groundbreaking | 6th September, 1903 |
| Completed | 9th January, 1916 |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 4 (1930) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Malta |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Malta |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Malta |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo |
| Parish | Għasri |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Charles Scicluna |
| Bishop(s) | Mario Grech |
| Canon Pastor | Msgr. Edward Xuereb |
| Senior pastor(s) | Msgr. Edward Xuereb |
| Pastor(s) | Msgr. Edward Xuereb, Mons. Michael Mintoff |
| Laity | |
| Music group(s) | Choir Lauda Sion Salvatorem |
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The Corpus Christi Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Għasri, in Gozo, Malta. It forms part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo. It is under current administration of Msgr. Edward Xuereb.
History
Bells
The parish has four bells, obtained from Fonderia Barigozzi in Milan, Italy.
The first bell, nicknamed il-Kbira Template:Mt icon, (the Big One) weighs almost 2 tonnes. It is intoned to a B, and was christned Kristu Sultan taż-Żminijiet u Santa Marija (Christ Lord of all Times and Saint Mary). It is hung in the left bell tower.Peal 1, 12.00 pm. Feast Day 2013
