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Riccardo Lamba

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Riccardo Lamba
Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine
Mons. Riccardo Lamba
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseUdine
ProvinceUdine
MetropolisUdine
Appointed23 February 2024
Installed5 May 2024
PredecessorAndrea Bruno Mazzocato
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Rome (2022-2024)
Orders
Ordination6 May 1986
by Cardinal Ugo Poletti
Consecration29 June 2022
by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born
Riccardo Lamba

(1956-11-26) November 26, 1956 (age 67)
NationalityItalian
DenominationCatholic Church
OccupationArchbishop, Prelate
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoIllum Oportet Crescere Me Autem Minui
Coat of armsRiccardo Lamba's coat of arms
Styles of
Riccardo Lamba
Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Ordination history of
Riccardo Lamba
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byUgo Poletti
Date6 May 1989
PlaceArchbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAngelo De Donatis
Co-consecratorsFrancesco Montenegro, Augusto Paolo Lojudice
Date29 June 2022
PlaceArchbasilica of Saint John Lateran

His Excellency, The Most Reverend, Monsignor. Riccardo Lamba (born 30 November 1956) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was ordained as a priest in 1986. From 2022 to 2024 he was auxiliary bishop of Diocese of Rome. In 2024 he became the Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine.[1][2][3]

Biography

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He was born on 30 November 1956 in Udine, Italy. After graduated in medicine, he attended the seminary. 6 May 1986 he was ordained as a priest for Diocese of Rome. He became the auxiliary bishop of Rome on 27 May 2022. He was consecrated a bishop on 29 June 2022.[4][5] On 23 February 2024, he was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine and Abbot of Rosazzo.[6][7][8]

He was enthroned in the Udine Cathedral on 5 May 2024.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Resignations and Appointments".
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine".
  3. ^ "Mons. Riccardo Lamba è Arcivescovo eletto di Udine". 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Udine ha un nuovo Arcivescovo: è Monsignor Riccardo Lamba". Udine Today (in Italian). 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ Rocchi, Giulia. "Monsignor Riccardo Lamba è il nuovo arcivescovo di Udine". Diocese of Rome (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Mons. Riccardo Lamba è Arcivescovo eletto di Udine". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Udine (in Italian). 2024-02-23.
  7. ^ "Arcidiocesi di Udine. Riccardo Lamba è il nuovo arcivescovo". Silere Non Possum. 22 February 2024.
  8. ^ Dal Mas, Francesco (23 February 2024). "La nomina. Riccardo Lamba nuovo arcivescovo di Udine: Il Friuli, una terra generosa". Avvenire.
  9. ^ Di Bartolomeo, Antonio (2024-05-05). Insediamento in cattedrale a Udine per il nuovo arcivescovo Riccardo Lamba (in Italian) – via Rai News.