Born on March 19, 1961, in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, to Salvatore Crisafulli and Gladia Gamberini, Fr. Crisafulli entered the San Michele novitiate in La Plata, where he made his first religious profession on January 31, 1980. Six years later, in 1986, he professed the perpetual vows in Junín de los Andes and was ordained a priest in Bahía Blanca on May 5, 1990.
After serving a year as Vicar in the Villa Regina community in Southern Argentina, he worked for two years in Bahía Blanca before departing in 1996 as a missionary to West Africa, joining the Anglophone West Africa Province (AFW).

Missionary Work in Africa
• Sunyani, Ghana (1998-2003) – First as Administrator (1998-99) and later as Rector (1999-2003).
• Ashaiman, Ghana (2004-2009) – Served as Administrator (2004-06) and later as Rector of the Provincial House (2006-09).
• Provincial Superior of AFW (2010-2016) – Led the Anglophone West Africa Province for six years.
• Rector of Don Bosco Fambul, Sierra Leone (2016-2022) – Played a crucial role in expanding social outreach efforts, particularly for thousands of street children in Freetown.
• First Provincial of the Nigeria-Niger Province (ANN) (2022-2025) – Led the newly established "St. Artemide Zatti" Province.