Background
Pace Forno was born in Victoria, Gozo on June 5, 1809 to a lawyer Francesco Pace and the Noble Lucia dei Baroni Forno.
Pace Forno was born in Victoria, Gozo on June 5, 1809 to a lawyer Francesco Pace and the Noble Lucia dei Baroni Forno.
He was baptized on the same day at Street George"s basilica. He was ordained priest in Naples in 1832. He spent a great number of years as an educator in Italy until May 30, 1847, when he was chosen Provincial of the Maltese Augustinian Province.
On December 11, 1854, he was chosen Provincial for a second term.
On 25 September 1857 Pace Forno was appointed as the Coadjutor Bishop of Malta to assist Archbishop Sant. He was ordained bishop on October 4 by Costantino Patrizi Naro the Cardinal Bishop of Albano.
Just two months later he succeeded as the Bishop of Malta with the titular title of Archbishop of Rhodes. The chosen patron saint of Ħamrun was Saint Cajetan, Archbishop Pace Forno"s own patron saint.
In 1864 the Maltese diocese was divided into two when the Diocese of Gozo was erected by Pope Pius IX. Thus Gozo became as suffragan to Malta.
He died on July 22, 1874 having served as Bishop of Malta for 16 years.