He had previously served as clergy of the diocese of Città di Castello, being pastor of San Donato parish.

[2] After his ordination he went on to earn a Licence in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.

During the period of study was chosen for a number of years as an educator at the Pontifical Roman Seminary.

[2] After the experience of Assistant Pastor at St. Justin, in September 1988 he was appointed parish priest of St. Michael the Archangel in Citerna (PG).

At the same time is chosen as the religious and biblical counselor for film and multimedia RAI-Italian Radiotelevisone.