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Fr. Roman Shekumkai

PARENTS:

Father: Juma Selemani Shekumkai

Mother: Agnes Thomas Mafungwa

BORN

Birth: April 1957 Village: Yamba Kwa Ingei Ward: Gare District: Lushoto Region: Tanga Country: Tanzania

ORDINATION

June 19, 1982: Deacon at St. Anthony Cathedral in Tanga, Tanzania

November 25, 1982: Priest at Gare Parish in Tanga, Tanzania

EDUCATION

Primary School Education 1965 - 1971: Std I-VII at Gare Primary School in Gare, Tanzania

PRIESTLY FORMATION

1972 - 1975: Form I - IV at St. Peter’s Junior Seminary School in Morogoro, Tanzania

1976 – 1978: Philosophy at Kibosho Senior Seminary in Moshi, Tanzania

1981: Pastoral Year Internship at Kilole Parish in Korogwe, Tanzania

1977 -1982: Theology at Kipalapala Senior Seminary in Tabora, Tanzania

OTHER COURSES AND ACHIEVEMENT
POST ORDINATION STUDIES

1988 - 1991: Master’s Degree in Liturgy at Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi, Kenya

WORK/MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
1983 – 1985: Assisting Priest at Kilole Parish in Korogwe, Tanzania

1985 – 1987: Diocesan Secretary General in Tanga, Tanzania

1991 – 1996: Lecturer and Dean of Studies at Kibosho Major Seminary in Moshi, Tz

1997 – 2002: Priest In-Charge (Pastor) at Kilole Parish in Korogwe, Tanzania

1997 – 2002: Dean of Korogwe Deanery in Korogwe, Tanzania

2002 – 2004: Priest In-Charge (Pastor) at Maramba Parish in Maramba, Tanzania

2005 – 2006: Teacher and Formator at Soni Seminary School in Soni, Tanzania

2006 – 2009: Priest In-Charge (Pastor) at Mazinde Parish in Mazinde, Tanzania

2010 – 2011: Assisting Priest at Kwediboma Parish in Handeni, Tanzania

2012 - 2013: Assisting Priest at St. Mathias Mulumba Parish in Tanga, Tanzania

2013 - 2017: Assitant Parish Priest St. Theresia Catholic Parish, Tanga.

June 2017 - June 2018: Parish Priest Amboni Parish
July 18 - June 2019: Assistant Parish Priest at Pangani Catholic Parish in Pangani, Tanzania
June 2019 - Present: Parish Priest at Kongoi Parish

CONTACT:
Kongoi Catholic Parish
P.O. BOX 65
Soni, Tanzania.
Phone: +255715731936