Giuseppe Gamba

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

His Eminence Giuseppe Gamba
Cardinal, Archbishop of Turin
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Turin
See	Turin
Appointed	20 December 1923
Term ended	26 December 1929
Predecessor	Agostino Richelmy
Successor	Maurilio Fossati
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (1926-29)
Orders
Ordination	18 September 1880 by Carlo Savio
Consecration	23 February 1902 by Giacinto Arcangeli
Created cardinal	20 December 1926 by Pope Pius XI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Giuseppe Gamba
Born	25 April 1857 San Damiano d'Asti, Asti, Kingdom of Piedmont
Died	26 December 1929 (aged 72) Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Biella (1901-06) Bishop of Novara (1906-23)
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare
Motto	Dirige in conspectus tuo viam meam

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

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