▁in ▁P ett or az za ▁Gr im ani , ▁province ▁of ▁R ov igo . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁priest ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Vill ad ose . ▁He ▁has ▁done ▁his ▁past oral ▁min istry ▁as ▁a ▁cur ate ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Vill an ova ▁del ▁G heb bo ▁and ▁Cast elm assa . ▁ ▁Professor ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁degree ▁in ▁philosophy ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁Bolog na ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁the ▁Di pl oma ▁of ▁Special ization ▁in ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pad ua . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁the ology ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Urban ▁University ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁Lic enti ate ▁in ▁Can on ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Later an ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁Professor ▁of ▁Past oral ▁Company ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Later an ▁University . ▁ ▁Past oral ▁work ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Epis cop al ▁De legate ▁for ▁the ▁Past oral ▁Care ▁and ▁Social ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc es an ▁Center ▁for ▁V oc ational ▁Training ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁parish ▁priest ▁of ▁Camb io . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁perform ▁his