Fr. Stephen Sciberras OFM

About

Stephen Sciberras was born at the Blue Sisters Hospital in St Julian’s, Malta, on 1 November 1969, the son of Paul and Mary, née Costa.
He entered the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor as a novice at the Franciscan Friary in Rabat on 19 September 1988 and made his Temporary Profession on 17 September 1989. On 1 October 1995, he made his Solemn Profession.
He studied Philosophy at the University of Malta and Theology at the San Bernardino Institute in Verona, Italy.
He was ordained a Deacon at the Convent of San Bernardino in Verona in 1995 and a Priest at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta on 5 July 1996.
Since his ordination, he has ministered in various friaries in Malta, namely Rabat, London, Kunventin in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Santa Marija tal-Anġli in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Valletta, and Ħamrun.
Following his ordination, he was assigned to the Franciscan Friary in Rabat, where he served as Animator of Vocations from 1996 to 1997.
From 1997 to 2011 (Maltese Mission in London), he worked with Maltese patients receiving medical treatment in the United Kingdom and with their relatives. From 2001 to 2011, he served as chaplain to the Franciscan Nuns in Victoria.
He also worked closely with the Puttinu Cares Charity and helped establish accommodation in Sutton for patients and their relatives who travelled to the United Kingdom for treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Holy Mass was celebrated every Sunday in one of the flats for the patients and their relatives in Sutton.
While in the United Kingdom, he obtained a Master of Arts in Theology from the University of Wales.
Upon returning to Malta, he served as Animator of Vocations, Secretary of Formation and Studies, and Spiritual Director of the Porziuncola Retreat House from 2011 to 2021.
He was elected Definitor for the period 2015–2018 and re-elected for the period 2026–2029.

From 2020 to 2023, he served as Bursar, Vice-Chaplain, and Spiritual Assistant to the OFS in Sliema, as well as Spiritual Assistant to the Franciscan Nuns in Sliema (2020-2023).
From 2017 to 2026, he served as Spiritual Assistant to the Franciscan Nuns in Mosta, and from 2023 to 2026, as Spiritual Assistant to the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM).
From 2011 to 2016, he served as Chaplain at De La Salle College, Junior School, and in 2014, as Chaplain at the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS).
He is currently the Provincial Delegate for the Elderly Friars and Spiritual Assistant to the Imperial Home for the Elderly in Sliema.