Fr. Aldo Giraudo Appointed Director of the Salesian Historical Institute
Aldo Giraudo was born in Cuneo, Piedmont, on April 13, 1950,
and entered the Salesians at the novitiate in Bagnolo Piemonte on August 15, 1967.
A professed Salesian since 1968, he took his perpetual vows on September 14, 1974,
and was ordained on September 9, 1978.
After obtaining a licentiate in spiritual theology, specializing
in Salesian studies (June 1982), he was assigned to the Turin Section of the School
of Theology at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS), where he served as a
lecturer in Salesian history and spirituality, a pastoral animator for theology
students, and a formator for young people at the local oratory and university residence
hall.
On October 30, 1991, he was awarded a PhD, under the
supervision of Fr. Pietro Stella, with a thesis entitled The Church and
the Turin clergy during the Restoration period: The case of the Chieri seminary
(1829–1848).
In 1992, he was appointed an associate member of the ISS. In
January 2001, he was transferred from Crocetta in Turin to the UPS Rome campus
as professor of the history of modern and contemporary spirituality and the history
and spirituality of St. John Bosco. He continued his teaching and research
there until 2025.
Over the last 5 years, he also served as director of the
University’s historical archives.
From 2002 until 2020, he was a visiting lecturer at the
Institute of Spirituality of the Auxilium School of the Daughters of Mary Help
of Christians, teaching a course on the history and spirituality of Don Bosco.
He was the first secretary general of ACSSA, from its
foundation until 2000. Since 2012, he has been a member of the executive council
of the ISS. For several years now, he has been working on the critical edition
of Don Bosco’s manuscripts and works.
(ANS – Rome) – On Tuesday 7 July 2026, with the
consent of the members of the general Council, the Rector Major, Fr. Fabio
Attard, appointed Fr. Aldo Giraudo as the new Director of the Salesian
Historical Institute (ISS), with a term of office of indefinite duration (ad
nutum superioris), as provided for in the ISS Regulations (Art. 30). Fr.
Giraudo succeeds Fr. Thomas Anchukandam, who has led the ISS since 2015.
Aldo Giraudo was born in Cuneo, Piedmont, on 13 April 1950
and entered the Salesians at the novitiate in Bagnolo Piemonte on 15 August
1967. A professed Salesian since 1968, he took his perpetual vows on 14
September 1974 and was ordained a priest on 9 September 1978.
After obtaining a licentiate in spiritual theology,
specialising in Salesian Studies (June 1982), he was assigned to the Turin
Section of the Faculty of Theology at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS),
where he served as a lecturer in Salesian History and Spirituality, a pastoral
animator for theology students, and a formator for young people at the local
oratory and university hall of residence.
On 30 October 1991, he was awarded a PhD, under the
supervision of Prof. Fr. Pietro Stella, with a thesis entitled The
Church and the Turin clergy during the Restoration period. The case of the
Chieri seminary (1829–1848).
In 1992, he was appointed an associate member of the
Salesian Historical Institute.
In January 2001, he was transferred from Crocetta in Turin
to the UPS’ Rome campus as professor of the History of Modern and Contemporary
Spirituality and the History and Spirituality of St John Bosco. He continued
his teaching and research there until 2025.
Over the last five years, he also served as Director of the
University’s Historical Archives.
From 2002 until 2020, he was a visiting lecturer at the
Institute of Spirituality of the Auxilium Faculty of the Daughters of Mary Help
of Christians, teaching a course on the history and spirituality of Don Bosco.
He was the first Secretary-general of ACSSA, from its
foundation until the year 2000.
Since 2012, he has been a member of the Executive Council of
the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS). For several years now, he has been
working on the critical edition of Don Bosco’s manuscripts and works.
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