St Paul's Church, Munxar

St Paul's Church is a 20th century Roman Catholic parish church located in the village of Munxar on the island of Gozo in Malta.

St Paul's Church
The Parish Church of St Paul's Shipwreck
Il-knisja Parrokjali ta' San Pawl
36°01′51.4″N 14°14′05.0″E
Location	Munxar, Gozo, Malta
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Active
Dedication	St Paul
Consecrated	12 December 1957
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Architectural type	Church
Groundbreaking	1914
Completed	1921
Specifications
Number of domes	1
Number of spires	2
Materials	Limestone
Administration
Archdiocese	Malta
Parish	Munxar
Clergy
Rector	Michael Said

History

Prior to the building of the first church, the villagers used to attend services at the Church of St Margaret in Sannat, which church also served as the parish church of Munxar. As the population grew there were petitions for the building of a church in Munxar. A small chapel dedicated to St Paul was built on the spot of the current church, during the late 19th century. After some years another petition was made to rebuild a larger church. Construction started on 2 February 1914, and was completed by 1921. It was consecrated on 18 October 1925. Munxar became an independent parish from Sannat on 12 December 1957, and the church of St Paul became the parish church of Munxar.