(13 June 1952 – 25 March 2020) was an Italian missionary of the Catholic Church who spent his career in Ethiopia.
[4] On 25 November 2000, Pope John Paul II named him the first Prefect of Gambella, Ethiopia.
[5] On 5 December 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Vicar of the newly created Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella and titular bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania.
He was in Italy for treatment and was undergoing dialysis when he developed a fever and respiratory problems around 19 March.
He was briefly hospitalized, and died at the Salesian seminary in Brescia, Italy, on 25 March 2020 from COVID-19.