Giuseppe Gamba

Styles of
Giuseppe Gamba
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Turin

Giuseppe Gamba (25 April 1857 26 December 1929) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and an Archbishop of Turin.

Biography

Early life and ministry

Giuseppe Gamba was born in Asti, Italy and was educated at the local Seminary of Asti. He was ordained on 18 September 1880 and did pastoral work and served as the vicar general of the diocese of Asti from 1883 until 1901.

Episcopate

He was appointed as Bishop of Biella on 16 December 1901 by Pope Leo XIII. He was transferred to the see of Novara on 13 August 1906, where he remained until he was promoted to the metropolitan see of Turin on 20 December 1923.

Cardinalate

He was created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva by Pope Pius XI in the consistory of 20 December 1926. He died in 1929 after being a cardinal for only three years.

See also

References

    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    Agostino Richelmy
    Archbishop of Turin
    20 December 192326 December 1929
    Succeeded by
    Maurilio Fossati


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