Federico Lombardi

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 (1942-08-29) 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]