Federico Lombardi

History
Ordination history of; Federico Lombardi
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	1972

The Reverend

Federico Lombardi

S.J.
The Reverend; Federico Lombardi; S.J.
Director Emeritus of the Holy See Press Office
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	11 July 2006
Term ended	1 August 2016
Predecessor	Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls
Successor	Greg Burke
Orders
Ordination	2 September 1972
Personal details
Born	Federico Lombardi; 29 August 1942 (age 81); Saluzzo, Piedmont, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Catholic Church
Previous post(s)	Program Director of Vatican Radio (1991-2005); General Director of the Vatican Television Centre (2001-2013);

Federico Lombardi SJ (born 29 August 1942) is an Italian Catholic priest and the former director of the Holy See Press Office. He succeeded Joaquín Navarro-Valls and was succeeded by Greg Burke.

Lombardi also serves as the postulator for the sainthood cause of Fr Bernardo Mattio.^[1]

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