▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁Mac er ata - T ol ent ino - Rec an ati - C ing oli - T re ia . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁cler gy ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁C itt à ▁di ▁Cast ello , ▁being ▁past or ▁of ▁San ▁Don ato ▁parish . ▁ ▁Mar con i ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁C itt à ▁di ▁Cast ello , ▁Per ug ia . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Roman ▁Sem inary ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁priest . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁philosophy ▁from ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Later an ▁University ▁and ▁a ▁ST B ▁in ▁the ology ▁from ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Greg or ian ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁for ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁C itt à ▁di ▁Cast ello ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ord ination ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁Lic ence ▁in ▁Sac red ▁Script ure ▁from ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Bib lic al ▁Institute ▁in ▁Rome . ▁He ▁ended ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Urban iana ▁University ▁earned ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁the ology . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁study ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁educ ator ▁at ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Roman ▁Sem inary . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁Ass istant ▁Past or ▁at ▁St . ▁Justin , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁parish ▁priest ▁of ▁St . ▁Michael ▁the ▁Arch angel ▁in