Very Rev. Ruffino Ezama, MCCJ

Ruffino Ezama, MCCJ is a Comboni Missionary who was born in Northwestern Uganda. Fr. Ezama attended primary and secondary school in the West Nile sub-region of Uganda.

Fr. Ezama received a PhD in Philosophy from Makerere University in Kampala (Uganda). He earned both a Master’s Degree in Philosophical Anthropology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from Gregorian Pontifical University and a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy from Urbaniana University in Rome (Italy). Additionaly, he has a diploma in Religious Studies from Alokolum National Major Seminary.

Fr. Ezama has served as a Comboni Missionary in their Province of Togo-Ghana-Benin. After serving some time in his home country working in the parishes and assisting in vocational ministry, Fr. Ezama now belongs to the North American Province. He is the Leadership Team Coordinator (Provincial Superior) of the North American Province (2021-2023).