[2] He was ordained a priest on 5 April 1937 by Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Archbishop of Milan.
[5] He received his episcopal consecration on 25 June 1960 from Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, Archbishop of Milan.
[1] He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, taking especial interest in questions of liturgical practice.
[2] On 19 June 1969, he was named Apostolic Administrator of Saluzzo sede plena, that is, with the right to succeed Bishop Egidio Luigi Lanzo, then 84 years old.
[13] His administration of the diocese focused on the reorganization of resources and personnel to support the population shifts associated with industrialization and rural depopulation.