Francis Baldacchino

Francis Baldacchino (June 6, 1937 – October 9, 2009) was a Capuchin and the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Malindi], Kenya.

His Excellency Francis Baldacchino OFMCap
Bishop of Malindi
Church	Roman Catholic
Diocese	Malindi
Appointed	2 June 2000
In office	2000-2009
Successor	Emanuel Barbara
Orders
Ordination	18 March 1961
Consecration	2 September 2000 by Jozef Tomko
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	(1936-07-06)July 6, 1936 Marsa, Malta
Died	October 9, 2009(2009-10-09) (aged 73) Msida Malta
Buried	Capuchin Crypt Of Floriana
Nationality	Maltese

Biography

Born in Marsa, Malta, Baldacchino was ordained to the priesthood for the Friars Minor Capuchins on March 18, 1961. He went on a mission in Kenya in 1974. Between 1984 and 1990 he was Superior of the Capuchin mission in Kenya. Among his achievements, he organised and strengthened the formation of local Capuchins, especially by building a postulancy house in Mpeketoni and a major seminary in Nairobi. On June 2, 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed Baldacchino bishop and he was ordained on September 2, 2000. In 2010 he returned to Malta for medical treatment. He died a month later on October 9. His funeral took place in St John's Co-Cathedral on October 13 and was buried in the Addolorata cemetery in Paola, Malta. In 2011 his body was exhumed and reburied in Floriana.