José Lampra Cà (born 5 January 1964) is a Bissau-Guinean cleric who is the current Roman Catholic bishop of Bissau.[1]
José Lampra Cà | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bissau | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Bissau |
| See | Bissau |
| In office | 29 January 2022 |
| Predecessor | José Câmnate na Bissign |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Bissau (2011–2021), Apostolic Administrator of Bissau (2020–2022) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 December 1997 by Settimio Ferrazzetta |
| Consecration | 12 November 2011 by José Câmnate na Bissign |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Lampra Cà 5 January 1964 Blom, Biombo Region, Guinea-Bissau |
Lampra Cà received his holy orders on 27 December 1997 by the then-Bishop of Bissau, Settimio Ferrazzetta OFM.
On 13 May 2011, he was named by Pope Benedict XVI to be the auxiliary bishop of Bissau[2] and as the titular bishop of Lemta. The Bishop of Bissau, D. José Câmnate na Bissign, consecrated him on 12 November; co-consecrators included Carlos Pedro Zilli PIME, the Bishop of Bafatá, and Luis Mariano Montemayor, the Apostolic Nuncio of Senegal, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau and Apostolic Delegate of Mauritania.
On 11 July 2020, Lampra Cà also became the Apostolic Administrator for the vacancy as Bishop of Bissau after Câmnate na Bissign resigned.
Pope Francis named Lampra Cà to become the Bishop of Bissau on 10 December 2021.[3] He assumed the position on 29 January 2022.
References
edit- ^ Catholic-Hierarchy.org: Bishop José Lampra Cà
- ^ "NOMINA DELL'AUSILIARE DI BISSAU (GUINEA BISSAU)" (in Italian). 13 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Nomina del Vescovo di Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)" (in Italian). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2024.