Ya halarci liceum na classics a seminary na archdiocesean na Genoa, kuma an naɗa shi firist a ranar 29 ga Yuni 1966 ta Cardinal Giuseppe Siri. Yayin da firist a Genoa, ya sami digiri a fannin falsafa daga Jami'ar Genoa, ya yi aiki a matsayin farfesa na ilimin lissafi da kuma rashin yarda da Allah na zamani a Kwalejin Ilimin tauhidi na Arewacin Italiya, kuma ya jagoranci ofisoshin liturgical da catechesis na archdiocesean. Ya kasance wakilin diocesean ga FUCI (Hukumar Katolika ta Jami'ar Jami'ar Italiya) kuma ya jagoranci kokarin kula da dalibai a yankin. Tambaya: Yaushe aka naɗa shi?
29 ga watan Yunin 1966