{"id":29760,"date":"2026-03-27T17:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=29760"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:17:14","slug":"fr-giorgio-degiorgi-appointed-provincial-of-the-special-circumscription-of-piedmont-and-aosta-valley-icp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/27\/fr-giorgio-degiorgi-appointed-provincial-of-the-special-circumscription-of-piedmont-and-aosta-valley-icp\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr. Giorgio Degiorgi Appointed Provincial of the Special Circumscription of Piedmont and Aosta Valley (ICP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<strong>ANS \u2013 Rome<\/strong>) \u2013 The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco,&nbsp;<strong>Fr. Fabio Attard<\/strong>, with the consent of the other members of the General Council, at the session of&nbsp;<strong>March 26, 2026<\/strong>, appointed&nbsp;<strong>Fr. Giorgio Degiorgi, SDB<\/strong>, as Provincial of the Special Circumscription&nbsp;<strong>\u201cMary Help of Christians\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;of Piedmont and Aosta Valley (ICP) for the six-year term&nbsp;<strong>2026\u20132032<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in&nbsp;<strong>Borgomanero (NO)<\/strong>&nbsp;el&nbsp;<strong>July 5, 1979<\/strong>, Giorgio completed his novitiate in&nbsp;<strong>Pinerolo \u2013 Monte Oliveto<\/strong>, making his First Profession on&nbsp;<strong>September 8, 1999<\/strong>. He completed his post-novitiate in&nbsp;<strong>Rome\u2013San Tarcisio<\/strong>, carried out his practical training in&nbsp;<strong>Ch\u00e2tillon<\/strong>, and finished his theological studies in&nbsp;<strong>Turin\u2013Crocetta<\/strong>. He made his Perpetual Profession at&nbsp;<strong>Colle Don Bosco<\/strong>&nbsp;el&nbsp;<strong>September 11, 2005<\/strong>, and was ordained a priest on&nbsp;<strong>May 26, 2007<\/strong>, in the&nbsp;<strong>Basilica of Mary Help of Christians<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>Turin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to degrees in Philosophy and Law, he holds a Doctorate in Canon Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his Salesian journey, he has held various pastoral and administrative roles: beginning in 2009, he served as a teacher of Religious Education at the school in&nbsp;<strong>Novara<\/strong>&nbsp;(first in middle school and then in high school) and as the local Vocation Promoter; in 2015, he was appointed Rector and Economer of the&nbsp;<strong>Novara<\/strong>&nbsp;community. Since 2019, he has been a Provincial Councillor and, since 2021, Provincial Economer. He currently also serves as&nbsp;<strong>\u201cDefender of the Bond and Promoter of Justice\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;at the&nbsp;<strong>Interdiocesan Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Piedmont<\/strong>&nbsp;and, in recent years, has taught Canon Law on several occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fr. Giorgio<\/strong>&nbsp;accepts this appointment in a spirit of obedience and will take up his duties at the end of&nbsp;<strong>Fr. Leonardo Mancini\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;term of office. The Regional Councillor for the Mediterranean Region,&nbsp;<strong>Fr. Juan Carlos P\u00e9rez Godoy<\/strong>, expressed his heartfelt thanks to&nbsp;<strong>Fr. Mancini<\/strong>&nbsp;for the generous pastoral service rendered at the head of the Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In announcing the appointment, the Regional Councillor thanked, on behalf of the Rector Major and the General Council, the confreres who took part in the consultation, emphasizing how such collaboration represents a significant source of fraternal encouragement for the new Provincial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fr. Leonardo Mancini<\/strong>, in announcing the appointment to the Province, also expressed gratitude for the willingness shown by&nbsp;<strong>Fr. Giorgio<\/strong>&nbsp;and assured him of his support through prayer, so that the Lord may fill him with the gifts necessary for his ministry as father and guide of the provincial community and the Salesian Family in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rector Major and the General Council send their best wishes and blessings to the new leader of the ICP, invoking the intercession of&nbsp;<strong>Mary Help of Christians<\/strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>Salesian Saints<\/strong>, that they may accompany the journey of the Circumscription in the service of the Church and young people.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(ANS \u2013 Rome) \u2013 The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco,&nbsp;Fr. Fabio Attard, with the consent of the other members of the General Council, at the session of&nbsp;March 26, 2026, appointed&nbsp;Fr. Giorgio Degiorgi, SDB, as Provincial of the Special Circumscription&nbsp;\u201cMary Help of Christians\u201d&nbsp;of Piedmont and Aosta Valley (ICP) for the six-year term&nbsp;2026\u20132032. Born in&nbsp;Borgomanero (NO)&nbsp;on&nbsp;July 5, 1979, Giorgio completed his novitiate in&nbsp;Pinerolo \u2013 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/27\/fr-giorgio-degiorgi-appointed-provincial-of-the-special-circumscription-of-piedmont-and-aosta-valley-icp\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fr. 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