Federico Lombardi
Federico Lombardi | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| Ordination | 2 September 1972 | ||||||
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| Born | Federico Lombardi 29 August 1942 | ||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||
| Denomination | Catholic Church | ||||||
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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.