Name: Fr. Vincent Peter MRIO

Born: 13.07.1962 at Ndolwa village in Same District – in Kilimanjaro Region.

Studies: Primary School - Ndolwa and Mteke from 1973-1980. Secondary school - Old Moshi Secondary School from 1981-1984 and obtained Ordinary Level Certificate. High Level education - St. James Seminary from 1985-1987 and obtained Advanced Level Certificate. Spiritual Year at Chanjale Junior Seminary from June 1987 - June 1988. At Chanjale Junior Seminary I was assigned to teach African History, General Studies and supervising students in Manual work and self-reliance projects.

Major Seminary Studies

Philosophy - Kibosho Philosophicum Senior Seminary from 1988 - 1990.

Theology - St. Charles Lwanga Senior Seminary from 1990-1995.

Pastoral Year at Chanjale Junior Seminary from July 1993 – July 1994. At Chanjale I taught African History, Religion and General Studies. Other duties assigned: Director of Manual work and self-reliance projects, Coordinator of Small Christian Communities (SCC) based in the Seminary.

Ordinations:

Deaconate on 15th December 1994

Priesthood on 22 June 1995.

Further Studies: From October 2000 - May 2005 – at the Pontificia Università Gregoriana (PUG) in Rome.

Academic Achievements:

Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology and Doctorate in Sacred Theology specialized in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a comparative study on the Christian and African Traditional Values of Reconciliation.

Appointments after Ordination to Priesthood:

1. Formator and Teacher of African History, Religion and General Studies at Chanjale Junior Seminary from June 1995 – June 1999.
2. Vice Rector, Assistant Financial Administrator and Bursar of Chanjale Junior Seminary from June 1995 - June 1999.
3. Formator and teacher at St. Charles Lwanga Senior Seminary - Segerea in Dar es Salaam from August 1999 – August 2000. Other Duties assigned: teaching Systematic Theology and Spiritual Theology, Director of Manual Work and self-reliance projects and the Patron of the Legion of Mary group in the Seminary.
4. Formator and Lecturer in Dogmatic theology at St. Charles Lwanga Senior Seminary – Segerea from 01 October 2005.
5. Vice Rector at St. Charles Lwanga Senior Seminary – Segerea from 01 October 2005 – June 2007.
6. Acting Rector from June 04 – September 2007.
7. Rector of St. Charles Lwanga Senior Seminary with the Decretum PROT N.4387/07 issued by CONGREGATIO PRO GENTIUM EVANGELIZATIONE, die XII mensis octobris, anno Domini MMVII.
8. From September 2007 – June 2016 - Rector, Financial Administrator and Lecturer in Dogmatic theology.

Language Skills:

Kipare – My Mother Tongue – (Fluently speaking and writing).

Kiswahili – Tanzania National Language (fluently speaking, preaching, reading and writing).

English – Official 2nd National and International Language (Good understanding, speaking, preaching, reading and writing).

Italian – (Good understanding, speaking, preaching, reading and writing)

Latin – Studied but not so much practiced

Greek – Studied but not practiced