Catholic bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
José Lampra Cà |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Diocese | Bissau |
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| See | Bissau |
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| In office | 29 January 2022 |
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| Predecessor | José Câmnate na Bissign |
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| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Bissau (2011–2021), Apostolic Administrator of Bissau (2020–2022) |
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| Ordination | 27 December 1997
by Settimio Ferrazzetta |
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| Consecration | 12 November 2011
by José Câmnate na Bissign |
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| Born | José Lampra Cà
(1964-01-05) 5 January 1964 (age 60)
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José Lampra Cà (born 5 January 1964) is a Bissau-Guinean cleric who is the current Roman Catholic bishop of Bissau.[1]
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.
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