Maryknollers arrived in Musoma in 1946 to work side by side with the White Fathers in what was then Mwanza Diocese. When Musoma was made a Diocese in 1957, Maryknoller John Rudin (now deceased) became its first bishop. While primary evangelization has been the first priority of Maryknoll in Musoma, Maryknoll priests, brothers, sisters and lay missionaries have also built and worked in churches, dispensaries and schools from Bunda and the Serengeti to the Kenya border. Now in Musoma are 4 Maryknoll priests and brothers (less than 20% of their numbers in the 1970’s) in apostolates that will soon be in the hands of Tanzanians.

Biography Reflections Ministry James Conard from Green Bay, Wisconsin, serves as pastor of Kowak parish while building and administering a girls secondary school.   Biography Reflections Ministry         Kenneth Sullivan is from Queens, New York, and ministers to people with AIDS and brings a pastoral presence to local hospitals..

Biography Reflections Ministry Edward Hayes comes from Cambridge, Mass. He is Pastor of St. Gertrude's Parish, established by the late Bishop Justin Samba in February, 2006 at Komaswa, Tarime District. Ed's goal is to establish a self- supporting parish to be turned over to the Diocesan clergy before his retirement.Write to Ed at MklAfricaKowak@Hotmail.com Biography Reflections Ministry         Ramon McCabe hails from Madelia, Minnesota. He serves as guest master of the Musoma Society House and is also engaged in part-time pastoral ministry in Kiagata parish.

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