JOSEPH BEZZINA, born in Rabat, Gozo, read History at the University of Malta and the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. He holds three history degrees, including a First-class Honours Doctorate in Church History, and has also received the Pope’s Award, his University’s highest honour, after being placed first in the 1982 finals. He also specialized in Archivology and Library Science and is adviser on Archives to the Government of Malta. He has written over forty books, including a history of Malta under the British: Religion and Politics in a Crown Colony. The Gozo-Malta Story. 1798-1864; a history of the Church in Malta: Storja tal-Knisja f’Malta, from the apostolic era to recent times; and a short history of Gozo: Gozo’s Government. The autonomy of an island through history. He is the author of a number of studies published in English, Maltese, French, German, and Italian.
He is currently Head of Department of Church History at the University of Malta and Senior Lecturer in history in the Faculty of Theology at the same University and at the Sacred Heart Seminary, Gozo. He is also Assistant Director of the National Archives Malta and Head at its Gozo Section that he founded in 1989. Through his many publications on Gozo, he has established himself as the island’s leading historian.
 

IN MALTESE

• Is-Sinodi Djocesani f'Malta u Għawdex (1558 - 1975), Gozo, Kurja ta' l-Isqof, 1979, 31 pp.
• Il-Kungress Ewkaristiku ta' Għawdex - 1929, Gozo, Il-Ħajja f'Għawdex, 1979, 96 pp.
• Gwida għall-Arkivji Parrokkjali, Victoria/Gozo, Kurja ta' l-Isqof, 1980, 56 pp.
• Fontana u Ġrajjietha, Gozo, Gaulitana, 1986, 80 pp.
• Sannat fi Ġrajjet Għawdex, Gozo, Parrocca ta' Sannat, 1989, 572 pp.
• Ma' Kristu, għas-servizz tal-bniedem. Is-Sorijiet Dumnikani ta' Malta. 1889 - 1989, Gozo-Malta, Sorijiet Dumnikani ta' Malta, 1991, 579 pp.
• Is-Santwarju ta' Pompej bi Ġrajjietu, Rabat/Gozo, Santwarju ta' Pompej - Gaulitana, 1996, 100 pp.
• Dun Ġużepp Diacono. Fundatur tas-Sorijiet Franġiskani tal-Qalb ta' Ġesù. 1847 - 1924, Rabat/Gozo, Sorijiet Franġiskani tal-Qalb ta' Ġesù, Gaulitana, 1997, 84 pp.

IN ENGLISH

• Religion and Politics in a Crown Colony. The Gozo-Malta Story. 1798 - 1864, Valletta, Bugelli, 1985, 384 pp.
• Gozo - a photographic guide, Floriana, Perfecta, 1989, 64 pp.
• Gozo Heritage, Gozo, The Gozo Heritage Limited, 1991, 36 pp.
• Gozo and Comino 360° (in English, Italiano, and Deutsch), Ivrea ? Sliema, Priuli e Verlucca Editori - Miranda Publications, 1992, no pagination.
• Frenc tal-Gharb. God's servant in Gozo, Gharb/Gozo, National Shrine of Taí Pinu, 1993, 300 pp.
• Church history, including an account of the Church in Malta, Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1994, 144 pp.
• Methodology, a style manual for the writing of term papers, dissertations, and theses, Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1998, 172 pp.
• With Christ at the service of humanity. History of the Dominican Sisters of Malta (1889 - 1989), Malta, Dominican Sisters of Malta, 1999, 145 pp.

GAULITANA SERIES

• The Gozo Citadel - a pictorial guide (= Gaulitana 1), fourth edition, Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 2000, 48 pp.
• Lourdes Home, Gozo - a story of love (= Gaulitana 2), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1985, 48 pp.
• An illustrated guide to Prehistoric Gozo (= Gaulitana 3), editor, Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1986, 48 pp.
• Saint Joseph Home - a boys' haven in Gozo (= Gaulitana 4), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1987, 56 pp.
• Parish Titular Statues in Gozo (= Gaulitana 5), Valletta, Bugelli, 1987, 36 pp.
• Gozo - a historical glimpse (= Gaulitana 6), Valletta, Bugelli, 1988, 48 pp.
• Marian Shrines in Gozo - a review of sixty Madonna churches (1200-1990) (= Gaulitana 7), Valletta, Bugelli, 1989, 48 pp.
• The Popes and Gozo - Saint Peter to John Paul II (= Gaulitana 8), Valletta, Bugelli, 1990, 48 pp.
• Forty Legends from Gozo - stories of bygone times (= Gaulitana 9), second revised edition, Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1997, 48pp.
• The Gozo - Malta Ferry Service. Il-vapuri ta' Ghawdex - from prehistory to present days (= Gaulitana 10), Valletta, Bugelli, 1991, 48 pp.
• The Sacred Heart Seminary - the heart of Gozo (= Gaulitana 11), Rabat/Gozo, Sacred Heart Seminary, 1991, 48 pp.
• The Bishop's Archives, Gozo - a descriptive hand-list (= Gaulitana 12), Rabat/Gozo, Lumen Christi - Bugelli, 1992, 48 pp.
• Forty More Legends from Gozo - stories of bygone times (= Gaulitana 13), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1994, 48 pp.
• Francesco Masini - founder of the Gozo Party (1894 - 1962) (= Gaulitana 14), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1995, 60 pp.
• Dun Guzepp Diacono - Priest, Founder, Philanthropist (1847?1924) (= Gaulitana 15), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1998, 72 pp.
• The French in Gozo. 10 June - 28 October 1798 (= Gaulitana 16), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1998, 60 pp.
• Anton Tabone, il-Principal; physician, philantropist, politician; founder of the Gozo Civic Council (1898 - 1972) (= Gaulitana 17), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1999, 76 pp.
• The Gozo Cathdedral and the Cathedral Museum. History and guide (= Gaulitana 18), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1999, 48 pp.
• Gems of Gozo. An appreciation of twenty chapels (= Gaulitana 19), Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1999, 48 pp.

IN OTHER LANGUAGES

• Gozo - a travers l'objectif, Floriana, Perfecta, 1989, 64 pp.
• Gozo - en fotografischer führer, Floriana, Perfecta, 1989, 64 pp.
• Vierzig legenden aus Gozo, Valletta, Bugelli, 1992, 64 pp.
• Vierzig weitere legenden aus Gozo, Rabat/Gozo, Gaulitana, 1998, 64 pp.
• Don Giuseppe Diacono, fondatore delle Suore Francescane del Cuore di Gesù, Rabat/Gozo, Suore Francescane del Cuore di Gesù, 2000, 100 pp.