Father Lucio Brentegani, born in 1971, is a fidei donum priest from Verona who was ordained in 2000. He has served as a missionary for 18 years in Guinea-Bissau, in the Diocese of Bafatá. Since March 2020, following the death of Bishop Pedro Zilli, he has served as Diocesan Administrator. He is also particularly committed to the education of young people, who make up a very large part of Guinea-Bissau’s population. He has also worked in social ministry and collaborated first with the national Caritas and then with the diocesan Caritas. “Above all, I have tried to proclaim the Gospel through my words and my life.”