Isaac Amani Massawe
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Isaac Amani Massawe (born 10 June 1951, in Mango) is the incumbent archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha in Tanzania.


Early life and ministry

Massawe was born at Mango in the Diocese of Moshi, Tanzania, on 10 June 1951. He attended the diocesan minor seminary of St. James of Moshi from 1966 until 1969, studied philosophy at the major seminary of Ntungamo in the Diocese of Bukoba from 1970 until 1972, and theology at the major seminary of
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in the Archdiocese of Tabora (1972–1975). He was consecrated priest on 29 June 1975. Between 1986 and 1989 he was teacher and vice-rector of the diocesan minor seminary of San Giacomo di Moshi. From 1990 he studied at
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in North Canton, in
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, graduating in 2003. During this period he exercised his ministry in several US parishes, and then moved to his homeland at the Cathedral of Christ the King of Moshi. Between 1999 and 2004 he was chaplain for the diocesan congregation of the Brothers of the Redeemer.


Episcopal ministry

On 21 November 2007, he was appointed Bishop of Moshi by
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; he was ordained on 22 February 2008, by Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, the co-consecrators were Josaphat Louis Lebulu, metropolitan Archbishop of Arusha, and bishop Amedeus Msarikie, his predecessor in Moshi. On 27 December 2017, he was appointed metropolitan Archbishop of Arusha by
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. As chair of the governing board for Mwenge University College of Education, Massawe oversaw its transition to full University status in 2014, as
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, the second Catholic University in Tanzania.


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