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Andrea Lembo
Auxiliary bishop of Tokyo
Titular bishop of Mulia
ArchdioceseTokyo
AppointedSeptember 16, 2023
InstalledDecember 16, 2023
Other post(s)Titular bishop of Mulia
Orders
OrdinationJune 12, 2004
by Dionigi Tettamanzi
ConsecrationDecember 16, 2023
by Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Rafael Masahiro Umemura, and Bernard Taiji Katsuya
Personal details
Born (1974-05-23) May 23, 1974 (age 50)
NationalityItaly
MottoLatin: Sicut dilexi vos (as I love you)
Coat of armsAndrea Lembo's coat of arms
Styles of
Andrea Lembo
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E. (Japanese: アンドレア・レンボ, born 23 May 1974) is an Italian prelate serving as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Tokyo since December 2023.

Biography edit

Early life edit

Andrea Lembo was born May 23, 1974, in Treviglio, Bergamo in Lombardy. He was baptized on November 24 at the Church of St. Peter the Apostle in Treviglio.[1]. After graduating from the P.I.M.E. International Theological Seminary in Monza, he studied for a year at the regional House of the P.I.M.E. in Detroit, Michigan. After that, he attended the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theology from the Divine Word School of Theology in Tagaytay, Philippines. He gave his definitive vows in the P.I.M.E. in 2003[2]

Priesthood edit

On 12 June 2004, he was ordained a priest by Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi in the Archdiocese of Milan[2].[3]. Following his ordination, he worked with the P.I.M.E. at the Villa Grugana community as chargé of missionary and vocational animation from 2004 to 2008[2].

Pastoral work in Japan edit

He came to Japan in 2009[1] and studying Japanese from 2009 to 2011. He served as coadjutor in the parishes of Narashino, Tokyo (2012-2017) and Itabashi, Tokyo (2011-2012). He has also served as the parish priest of Fuchu, Tokyo (since 2017), the director of the Shinsei-Kaikan faith's formation center (since 2021), a member of the presbyteral council of the Archdiocese of Tokyo (since 2022), and the regional superior of the P.I.M.E. for East Asia (since 2023). Before being consecrated as a bishop, he served as the regional superior of the P.I.M.E. in Japan from 2017 to 2023[2]

Auxiliary bishop of Tokyo edit

Pope Francis appointed Lembo as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Tokyo on September 16, 2023[2]. He was consecrated by Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi in St. Mary's Cathedral on December 16, 2023[4]. In his ecclesiastical heraldry, he placed the Japanese kanji logogram "love" to illustrate his episcopal ordination motto "sicut dilexit vos" (Latin: as I love you) (cf. John 15, 9b).

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Auxiliary Bishop Andrea Lembo". Archdiocese of Tokyo. Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "[1] Resignation of bishop of Amos, Canada, and union in persona episcopi of the dioceses of Amos and Rouyn-Noranda, [2] Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Tōkyō, Japan" (PDF) (Press release). Rome: Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bishop Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E." catholic-hierarchy.org. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "東京教区司教叙階式 Vescovo ausiliare Andrea Lembo Ordinazione dei Vescovi". YouTube. カトリック関口教会. Retrieved January 16, 2024.