He received his priestly ordination on 18 September 1976 for the
Diocese of Aversa. He attended the
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See. On 28 November 1998 he was appointed by
Pope John Paul II as the apostolic nuncio to
Rwanda and titular archbishop of Montemarano. He received episcopal consecration on 6 January 1999 by
Pope John Paul II, co-consecrated by
Giovanni Battista Re and Francis Monterisi. On 20 September 2003 he was appointed apostolic nuncio to
Thailand, to
Singapore, and to
Cambodia, as well as apostolic delegate to
Myanmar, to
Laos, to
Malaysia and to
Brunei. On 8 May 2010,
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him
Apostolic Nuncio to India and on 13 November 2010 to Nepal. On 6 August 2016,
Pope Francis appointed him
Apostolic Nuncio to Poland. On 25 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as president of the
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. ==See also==