Fr. Joseph Shetui
PARENTS
Father: Francis Shetui 
Mother: Veneranda E. Mkamwa

BORN 
Birth: March 1973 Village: Gare Ward: Gare District: Lushoto Region: Tanga Country: Tanzania

ORDINATION 
January 25, 2004: Deacon at Kipalapala Senior Seminary in Tabora, Tanzania 
August 7, 2004: Priest at Gare Parish in Lushoto, Tanzania

EDUCATION Primary School Education 
1972 - 1988: Std I-VII at Kongei Primary School in Kongei, Tanzania

PRIESTLY FORMATION 
1989 - 1993: Form IA - IV at Soni Seminary School in Soni, Tanzania
1994 - 1996: Form V – VI at Soni Seminary School in Morogoro, Tanzania
1996 – 1997: Pre-Philosophy Spiritual Year at Gare Formation House in Gare, Tz 
1997 – 1999: Philosophy at Kibosho Major Seminary in Moshi, Tanzania
2002 – 2003: Pastoral Year Internship at St. Mathias Mulumba in Tanga, Tanzania 
1999  - 2004: Theology at Kipalapala Senior Seminary in Tabora, Tanzania

OTHER COURSES AND ACHIEVEMENT 
POST ORDINATION STUDIES  
2011 - 2016: Undergraduate and graduate studies at Elmira College in Elmira, NY (USA)

WORK/MINISTRY EXPERIENCE  
2004 – 2005: Assisting Priest at Mlingano Parish in Mlingano, Tanzania
2005 – 2006: Priest In-Charge (Pastor) at Mazinde Parish in Mazinde, Tanzania 
2006 – 2009: Chaplain for COLU sisters at Rangwi Sisters Convent in Rangwi, Tanzania
2009 – 2011: Diocesan General Secretary in Tanga, Tanzania
2011 - 2016: Assisting Priest at St. Mary Our Mother in Horseheads, NY (USA)
2011 - 2016: Chaplain/Campus Minister at Elmira College in Elmira, NY (USA)
2017 - Present: Teacher and Formator at St. Joseph's Soni Seminary School in Soni, Tanzania.

CONTACT  
St. Joseph's Soni Seminary School
P.O.Box 34,
Soni, Tanzania.
Phone: +255693290885
E-mail: joseph_francis73@yahoo.com

catholic diocese of Tanga