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
Previous post(s)	Program Director of Vatican Radio (1991-2005); General Director of the Vatican Television Centre (2001-2013);
Orders
Ordination	2 September 1972
Personal details
Born	Federico Lombardi; 29 August 1942; Saluzzo, Piedmont, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Catholic Church

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.