Rev Lawena Samwel John

	Name:	Rev. Father Lawena Samwel John
	Father:	John Paul Lawena
	Mother:	Rose Kivaria
	Date of Birth:	1/1/1961
	Place of Birth:	Maghare Kilomeni Parish (village) Catholic Diocese of Same, Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region
	Primary Education	1969 to 1975 at Kilomeni Primary School
	Minor Seminary	O-level Education From 1976 -1979 at St Peters Seminary Morogoro Diocese A-level Education from 1980-1982at St James Seminary in Catholic Diocese of Moshi
	Major Seminary	1982 to 1984 at Kibosho Major Seminary in Catholic Diocese of Moshi (Diploma in Philosophy) Theological studies 1985 to 1989 at St Paul Theological Seminary at Kipalapala in Archdiocese of Tabora (Diploma in systematic Theology)
	Further studies	Masters in Canon Law 1997 to 1999 at Urabaniana Pontifical University of Rome PHD in Canon Law 2000 to 2002 Urabaniana Pontifical University of Rome
	Date of Ordination	Deaconate 15/12/1988 Same Cathedral Parish Priesthood 14/06/1989
	Silver Jubilee	10 July 2014 at Kilomeni Parish
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S/No	Year	Designation	Place
1	July 1989 to July 1996	Rector Parish Priest Chaplain	Dido vocation Training center Dido Parish Dido Grail Community
2	1992 to 1996	Diocesan Vocations Director	Diocese of Same head office
3	2002 to 2007	Bishop’s secretary, Vocations Director, Judical Vicar, Secretary of Canon Law Commission of TEC, Secretary for the Bishops of Arusha Eccesiastical Province, Judge of the Eccesiastical Tribunal in Moshi Diocese, Priest in charge of Vumari & Minyala out stations.	Vumari & Minyala outstations
4	2007 to 2010	Parish Priest	Same Cathedral Parish
5	2010 to 2014	Diocesan Financial and Patrimony department	Diocese of Same head office
6	2011 to 2014	Priest in charge	Ruvu Muungano, Ruvu Mferejini and Ngage out stations
7	2012 to 2015	Vice Chairman	UMAWATA at National level
8	20 July 2014 to date	Parish Priest	Chanjale Parish

Diocesan Priests