He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 19 June 2000 and has served in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Indonesia, the Sudan and Turkey. From 2007 until 2018, he served at the Foreign Relations office of the Secretariat of State in the Holy See. On 24 November 2018
Pope Francis appointed him as Titular Archbishop of
Rusellae and named him
Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan. He received his episcopal consecration in
St. Peter Basilica on 19 January 2019 from Cardinal
Pietro Parolin as Principal Consecrator, who was accompanied by Cardinal
Dominique Mamberti and Archbishop
Paul Youssef Matar. On 3 January 2023,
Pope Francis appointed him as the
Apostolic Nuncio to the United Arab Emirates. He is the first nuncio who became a resident in the Nunciature in
Abu Dhabi which was opened in February 2022. On 22 July 2024, Pope Francis also added the responsibilities of nuncio to
Yemen and Apostolic Delegate to
the Arabian Peninsula ==See also==