Paola

Christ the King Parish Church

The town of Paola is named after Grandmaster De Paule who founded it. It became a parish in 1910, and the parish church was the church of St.Ubaldesca which the civil authorities gave to the archdiocese so that it could serve as a parish church. Eventually it was found too small for the population of the locality and so the present church dedicated to Christ the King was started in 1923. In the early 1930s, Mass was already being celebrated in the roofed part at the back but the work stopped for the duration of WWII after which it resumed and was finished in 1959. The dedication date is the 3rd June 1967.

Chapel  - Transfiguration

In Kordin prisons, which are the main prisons in Malta, a chapel exists for use by the inmates.

Chapel

In the M.U.S.E.U.M. chapel of the parish, Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held regularly. 

Chapel

A new chapel was inaugurated in 2007 by Archbishop Cremona in a semi-elliptical building near the campus gates of the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology. A unique Tabernacle made in Rome was installed in this bright modern chapel. Perpetual Adoration is held here Monday to Friday.

Jesus of Nazareth

This chapel is situated on the road from Paola to Luqa and was built in 1899 by Anglu Psaila. Nowadays it belongs to his heirs who see that Mass is celebrated daily in it.

Our Lady of Good Counsel

A Chapel exists in a High School of the same name 'Mater Boni Consilii'

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church

Fr.F.Xuereb, parish priest of Paola, built a church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in 1963 to provide for the spiritual needs of the people residing in the area of town bordering Marsa, then in 1974 the church was made a parish church for the area.

St.Anthony of Padova Ghajn Dwieli

In 1953 the Capuchin friars opened a small chapel at Ghajn Dwieli, but they soon realized they needed to build a larger church to accommodate the increasing population. This church was eventually built and opened for worship in 1965. The church is dedicated to St.Anthony of Padova. Marriages may be celebrated there.

St John Baptist

Saint Gorg Preca also instituted a ladies branch for his M.U.S.E.U.M. catechism group. The branch at Paola, with its own chapel of St John Baptist, was built in 1956. From the beginning, the chapel was open to the public for Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

St.Joseph of the Apparition

In 1875 Mons.F.Caruana acquired permission to build a chapel near his house and dedicated it to St.Joseph. On his death in 1884 the priest was interred there. The Sisters of St.Joseph of the Apparition settled in Paola in 1910 and opened a school, which in 1926 was transferred to #69 Zabbar Road and the chapel became part of their complex. It now accommodates the people residing in the vicinity.

St.Ubaldesca

This church was built in 1629 by Grandmaster De Paule. When the Order of St.John left Malta, the church became Government property but, requested by the bishop, the Government gave the church to the ecclesiastical authorities to serve as a parish church. It served as a subsidiary parish church from 1905 to 1910 when Paola became a parish in its own right. The church ceased to be the parish church of the locality when the church of Christ the King was built.