Riccardo Lamba

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Riccardo Lamba
Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine
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Mons. Riccardo Lamba
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Udine
ProvinceUdine
MetropolisUdine
Appointed23 February 2024
Predecessor Andrea Bruno Mazzocato
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
Denomination Catholic Church
OccupationArchbishop, Prelate
Previous post(s) Auxiliary Bishop of Rome (2022-2024)
Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoIllum Oportet Crescere Me Autem Minui
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Riccardo Lamba (archbishop).svg
Styles of
Riccardo Lamba
Coat of arms of Riccardo Lamba (archbishop).svg
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Ordination history of
Riccardo Lamba
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Ugo Poletti
Date6 May 1989
Place Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Angelo De Donatis
Co-consecrators Francesco Montenegro, Augusto Paolo Lojudice
Date29 June 2022
Place Archbasilica 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

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]

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