Riccardo Lamba


His Excellency, The Most Reverend, Monsignor. Riccardo Lamba 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.

Biography

He was born on 30 November 1956 in Caracas. 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. On 23 February 2024, he was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Udine and Abbot of Rosazzo.
He was enthroned in the Udine Cathedral on 5 May 2024.