Born in Verona on Oct. 21, 1967, he made his Perpetual Profession in Padua in 1994 and was ordained a priest two years later, in 1996, in Verona.
He holds a Licentiate in Theology, obtained in Rome at the "Teresianum" University.
He served as counselor at the "San Tarcisio" work in Rome from 1995 to 1997, and at the Via Provolo Center in Verona from 1998 to 2002. Later, from 2002 to 2003, he served as Vicar, also at the Via Provolo Center. From 2006 to 2012, he then worked as Director of the Postnovitiate in Nave.
From 2012 to 2018, he served as Provincial Superior of the Salesians of the Northeast Italy "San Marco" Province in Venice.
Since 2018, his name has been linked to that of the National Center for Salesian Works (CNOS), where he served first as Director and then, from 2019 to 2021, as Economer. Also in 2019, he was elected President of "Salesiani per il Sociale APS," a position he held until May 2021.