Fr. Emanuel Barnabas Temu

I am Emanuel Barnabas Temu, a Consolata Missionary Father born on 28 December 1985 Moshi – Tanzania. I am the second son of the family of two children.

In 2009 I joined Consolata Missionaries beginning my priestly formation journey at Morogoro – Tanzania where I graduated my B.A in Philosophy (Jordan University College) and thereafter I was sent to Sagana-Kenya for my novitiate formation which was concluded by religious profession on July 12, 2014. In the same year I was sent to Rome – Italy for the B.A in Theology at the Pontifical University of Urbaniana (Vatican City) where I graduated June 2018 and sent to Turin-Italy to work with youths and doing some master degree courses in Pastoral Theology at the Pontifical University of Salesian while preparing for my final vows and deaconate ordination.

I was ordained priest on June 27, 2019 at the diocese of Moshi-Tanzania and sent to work in the Republic of China (Taiwan).  Upon my arrival, I immediately started Chinese language course at the Fu Jen Catholic University for one (1) year followed by one year of one-to-one class at the language centre of Hsinchu Diocese. After finishing two years of mandarin studies, on March 6, 2022, Bishop John Baptist Lee of the Hsinchu Diocese appointed me as the Vice Parish Priest of St. Joseph Parish in Xinpu, and entrusted me with pastoral and evangelization work in the Xinfeng area.

On January 1, 2023, Bishop John Lee appointed me as the Vice Parish Priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Hsinchu City and simultaneously serving as the English Secretary of the Bishop's Office.

On September 1, 2024, Bishop John Lee appointed me as the Parish Priest of the Annunciation Church Hsinfeng and the chaplain of the Minghsin University of Science and Technology as well as continuing serving as the English Secretary of the Bishop’s Office.

On July 27, 2025, Bishop John Lee appointed me as the Parish Priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Hsinchu while continuing taking charge of Annuciation Church Hsinfeng.

On March 22, 2026, I was relieved of my concurrent responsibility for Annunciation Parish in Xinfeng Township.