He studied at Analisi esegetico-teologica, at IPA, under the moderation of the following professors: Vittorino Grossi, OSA (first supervisor), Robert Dodaro, OSA (second mentor and the current president), and Nello Cipriani, OSA (advocatus diaboli).
Dd leta 1996 je prevzel župnijo v Smederevu, kjer se je zavzemal za duhovne spremembe, kar ni vedno naletelo v odobritev.