Federico Lombardi


Federico Lombardi

Director Emeritus of the Holy See Press Office
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed11 July 2006
Term ended1 August 2016
PredecessorDr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls
SuccessorGreg Burke
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination2 September 1972
Personal details
Born
Federico Lombardi

(1942-08-29) 29 August 1942 (age 82)
NationalityItalian
DenominationCatholic Church
Ordination history of
Federico Lombardi
History
Priestly ordination
Date1972

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]

  1. ^ "1914". Hagiography Circle. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.