Augusto Paolo Lojudice

Bishop Augusto Paolo Lojudice (born 1 July 1964 in Rome) is a Roman Catholic church leader. He is archbishop of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.

Augusto Paolo Lojudice
Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSiena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Appointed6 May 2019
Installed16 June 2019
Orders
Ordination6 May 1989
by Cardinal Ugo Poletti
Consecration23 May 2015
by Cardinal Agostino Vallini
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964
Rome
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Rome (2015-19-17)
MottoLatin: Mihi Fecistis
Coat of arms

Early life and education

Don Augusto Paolo Lojudice was born both within the secular Province of Rome and the religious Diocese of Rome on 1 July 1964. He studied at Pontificio Seminario Maggiore, studying Philosophy and Theology, from 1983 to 1988, obtaining the Licence in Theology.

Sacerdotal ministry

He was ordained a priest on 6 May 1989 by Cardinal Ugo Poletti, then Vicar General of His Holiness for the Vicariate of Rome. He was parish vicar (assistant pastor) at Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio (Rome) for three years, and then, from 1992 to 1997, at San Vigilio (Rome). He was the parish priest (pastor) of the Parish of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore from 2005 to 2013. He was also the Spiritual advisor at the Major Roman Pontifical Seminary from 2005 to 2014. Then he was appointed to lead the Parish of San Luca al Prenestino (Rome), from 2014 to 2015.[1]

Episcopal ministry

On 6 March 2015, Don Augusto Paolo Lojudice was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rome and titular bishop of the titular see of alba Maritima by Pope Francis.[2] He received his episcopal ordination in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of Rome, on 23 May 2015 from Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Vicar General of His Holiness for the Vicariate of Rome; the co-consecrators were Romano Rossi, Bishop of Civita Castellana, and Paolo Schiavon, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Rome.

In 2019 he was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.[3]

Line of succession

References
  1. "Don Paolo Lojudice nuovo vescovo per il settore Sud" (in Italian). DIOCESI DI ROMA -Vicariato Urbis. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. "Rinunce e nomine. Nomina di Ausiliare di Roma (Italia)" (in Italian). Bollettino. Sala stampa della Santa Sede. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. "Rinunce e nomine, 06.05.2019" (in Italian). Bollettino. Sala stampa della Santa Sede. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

Sources
Preceded by
Celso Morga Iruzubieta		 Titular Bishop of Alba Marittima
since 6 March 2015		 Succeeded by
In office
Preceded by
Paolo Schiavon		 Auxiliary Bishop of Rome South sector
since 6 March 2015		 Succeeded by
In office
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