Giuseppe Gamba (25 April 1857 – 26 December 1929) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and an archbishop of Turin.[1]
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Giuseppe Gamba
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Turin | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Turin |
| See | Turin |
| Appointed | 20 December 1923 |
| Term ended | 26 December 1929 |
| Predecessor | Agostino Richelmy |
| Successor | Maurilio Fossati |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (1926-29) |
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| Ordination | 18 September 1880 by Carlo Savio |
| Consecration | 23 February 1902 by Giacinto Arcangeli |
| Created cardinal | 20 December 1926 byPope Pius XI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Giuseppe Gamba 25 April 1857 |
| Died | 26 December 1929(1929-12-26) (aged 72) Turin, Kingdom of Italy |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare |
| Motto | Dirige in conspectus tuo viam meam |
| Styles of Giuseppe Gamba | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Turin |
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.
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.
He was created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra MinervabyPope 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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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Turin 20 December 1923–26 December 1929 |
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