Father Emmanuel Massawe, A.J.

Associate Pastor

I was born and raised in Tanzania on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. I'm a religious and missionary priest of the Order of the Apostles of Jesus. I did high school education in Tanzania at Uru Minor Seminary and thereafter, I joined Major Seminary in Nairobi, Kenya for Philosophy and Theology studies (from 2002-2012). I was ordained a priest on July 12th 2012 in my home Diocese of Moshi in Tanzania. After the ordination, I was assigned at Tengeru Novitiate in Arusha, Tanzania as Associate Director of Novices. In January 2015, I came to U.S.A for Graduate Studies in Clinical Counseling at John Carrol University in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon graduating from the University in 2017, I was assigned to St. Dominic Church, Kingsport as the Associate Pastor until 2023. In August 2023, I was assigned to St. Mary's Church in Gatlinburg and Good Shepherd Church in Newport as the Parochial Vicar. I like gardening and walking.