From Rome's Pontifical Lateran University he obtained his licentiate canon law in November 2004 and his doctorate in canon law in May 2006,[1] with a dissertation on "The Holy See and human rights conventions".
[6] Pope Benedict XVI named him a Chaplain of His Holiness (Monsignor) on 1 July 2011.
[7] On 21 September 2019, Pope Francis named him Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
[8] He is also ex officio a member of the governing board of the Council of Europe Development Bank, based in Paris.
[9] In January 2020 he led a three-day conference to mark the 50th anniversary of the Holy See's présence at the Council of Europe, organized by his predecessor Paolo Rudelli.