Fr Anton Galea Scannura has been appointed parish priest of St Peter in Chains parish in Birżebbuġa.
Fr Galea Scannura, 40, was ordained priest in 1998 and served in Ħamrun, St Julians, Cospicua and Kalkara.
The parish of Birżebbuġa has 10,532 parishioners comprising 3,200 families.