# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-mercieca
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:08:48.216Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-mercieca"
name: "Joseph Mercieca"
slug: "joseph-mercieca"
description: "Joseph Mercieca was a Maltese prelate who served as the second Archbishop of Malta from 1976 to 2006. He is credited with restoring stability in the Maltese church following the dispute between the Malta Labour Party and his predecessor Mikiel Gonzi, the then Archbishop of Malta."
tagline: "Maltese prelate (1928–2016)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bishop.joseph.mercieca.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1928-11-11"
deathDate: "2016-03-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.104299363057326
  historical:           10.54024533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
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    title: "چوزيف ميرسيكا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercieca"
    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
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    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
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  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercieca"
    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercieca"
    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercieca"
    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosephus_Mercieca"
    title: "Iosephus Mercieca"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%A0u%C5%BCeppi_Mercieca"
    title: "Ġużeppi Mercieca"
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  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercieca"
    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercieca"
    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercieca"
    title: "Joseph Mercieca"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q745788"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump