Type: | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Honorific Prefix: | His Excellency, The Most Reverend, Mons. |
Riccardo Lamba | |
Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Udine |
Province: | Udine |
Metropolis: | Udine |
Appointed: | 23 February 2024 |
Enthroned: | 5 May 2024 |
Predecessor: | Andrea Bruno Mazzocato |
Ordination: | 6 May 1986 |
Ordained By: | Cardinal Ugo Poletti |
Consecration: | 29 June 2022 |
Consecrated By: | Cardinal Angelo De Donatis |
Rank: | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Birth Name: | Riccardo Lamba |
Birth Date: | 26 November 1956 |
Birth Place: | Udine, Italy. |
Nationality: | Italian |
Religion: | Catholic Church |
Occupation: | Archbishop, Prelate |
Previous Post: | Auxiliary Bishop of Rome (2022-2024) |
Alma Mater: | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Riccardo Lamba (archbishop).svg |
Motto: | Illum Oportet Crescere Me Autem Minui |
Bishop Name: | Riccardo Lamba |
Dipstyle: | His Excellency |
Offstyle: | Your Excellency |
Relstyle: | Archbishop |
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]
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]