Fr. Richard Kimbwi

PARENTS:
Father: Jelas Kimbwi
Mother: Ester Lupamba

Date and Place of Birth:
Date: October 1972, Village: Pongwe
Ward: Pongwe, District: Tanga
Region: Tanga, Country: Tanzania

ORDINATION:
Deaconate: 25/01/2004
Priesthood: 21/08/2004

EDUCATION:
PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION:
1981 – 1988 – Std I- VII Kigandini Primary School in Pongwe, Tanzania

PRIESTLY EDUCATION/FORMATION:
1989 – 1993 – Form I-IV Secondary Education, St. Joseph's Soni Seminary in Soni, Tanzania.
1994 – 1996 – Form V-VI A-level Education, St. Joseph's Soni Seminary in Soni, Tanzania.
1997 – 1999 Philosophy studies at Kibosho Major Seminary in Moshi, Tanzania.
1999 – 2004 Theology studies at Segerea Senior Seminary in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.

OTHER COURSES AND ACHIEVEMENT:
2002 two weeks course on Mass media (at St. Augustine University of Tanzania SAUT)
2003 two weeks course on Diocesan Radio Management and Program Production (at St. Augustine University of Tanzania SAUT)

2010 - 2016: Further studies in Vienna, Austria.

2011 - 2016 Diploma in Electronics, Informatic Technology(IT) and Diploma in Toni Technic

2016 - Social Diocesan Communication Director and Director of Diocesan Radio, Radio Huruma

WORK/PASTORAL EXPERIENCES:
2004 - Assistant Parish Priest Lushoto Parish & Diocesan Social Communication Director
2006 Assistant Parish Priest St. Anthony Tang a & Diocesan Social Communication Director
2007 Executive Director Radio Huruma Tanga.
October 2016 - Present: Diocesan Social Communication Director/ Radio Director

Sept.2022 Further studies in Kindberg-Graz Austria

CONTACT

Office of Diocesan Social Communication
P.O.Box 1108,
Tanga, Tanzania.

Phone: +255673808606/ +255689194589
E-mail: richardkimbwi@yahoo.com / rkimbwi12@gmail.com