[1] He was born on 23 November 1963, at Itete, Busokelo District, Mbeya Region, in southwestern Tanzania.
He completed his primary school studies in 1978 in Ifakara, Morogoro Region.
He then transferred to the Mafinga Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Iringa, where he completed Senior Six.
From 1999, he studied at the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome, graduating in 2001 with a Licentiate in Sacred Liturgy.
[3] As priest, he served in several roles inside and outside his diocese including as:[2] On 28 January 2010 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Dar es Salaam.