Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church

Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto
Knisja Arċipretali tal-Madonna ta' Loreto
36°01′34.4″N 14°17′21.5″E
Location	Għajnsielem, Gozo, Malta
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Active
Founded	September 14,  1924 (1924-09-14)
Dedication	Our Lady of Loreto
Dedicated	18 August 1989
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Architect(s)	Ugo Mallia
Architectural type	Church
Style	neo-gothic
Specifications
Number of domes	1
Number of spires	1
Administration
Diocese	Gozo
Parish	Għajnsielem
Clergy
Archpriest	Frankie Bajada

Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto is a Roman Catholic neo-gothic parish church located in the village of Għajnsielem on the island of Gozo, Malta.

History

New plans were drawn by Ugo Mallia to build a new parish church to replace the old parish church which became too small for the growing population. The foundation stone of the church was laid on 14 September 1924. The church was not completed until the mid 1970s due to a number of interruptions mainly WWII and two accidents in which the master mason broke his legs. Delays resumed when architect Mallia refrained from further work. Consequently plans were transferred to architect Guze D'Amato. When he died another architect took over. It was only on 27 August 1978 that the church was blessed and consecrated 11 years later on August 18, 1989.