Born in 1951, he has been Bishop of the Diocese of Bergamo since 15 March 2009. He studied at the Seminary of Brescia and was ordained a priest on 7 June 1975. For several years, he served as Director of the Family Office and Director of the Centro Paolo VI. He was subsequently appointed Episcopal Vicar for the Laity and Pro-Vicar General. Within the Italian Episcopal Conference, he is a member of the Episcopal Commission for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Cooperation between the Churches.