Fr. Emmanuel Tabi Mensah, a Ghanaian by birth, was ordained a priest on July 11, 1992. He was raised by a Catholic family and reckons his faith and vocation from his Catholic upbringing. Before his appointment to St. Jude (Franklin) and Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague as Pastor in on July 1st, 2022, he had previously served as:

• Pastor (2015-2022) – St. Mary of the Presentation Parish, Suffolk, VA
• Associate Pastor (2014) – St. Mary of the Presentation Parish, Suffolk, VA
• Chaplain (2014) – St. Agnes’ Hospital, Catonsville, MD
• Catholic Chaplain (2013) – Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Associate Pastor (2009-2012) – St. Ursula’s Parish, Parkville, MD
• Secretary (1998-2003) – Priests’ Council
• Consultor (1997-2008) – (Two Terms)
• Managing Director (2005) – Kumasi Catholic Press
• Dean (1999-2000) – Tepa Deanery
• Chaplain (1996-2008) – Kumasi Archdiocesan Women Council
• Pastor (2000-2008) – Holy Trinity Parish
• Director (2000-2008) – Kumasi Archdiocesan Human Development Office
• Pastor (1995-2000) – St. Anthony’s Parish, Dwinyama, Ghana
• Associate Pastor (1992-1995) – St. Paul’s Parish, Asante-Mampong, Ghana

Fr. Tabi Mensah has had the privilege of studying at the following institutions:

• St. Hubert’s Minor Seminary, Kumasi, Ghana (1978 – 1985)
• St. Peter’s Major Regional Seminary, Cape Coast, Ghana (1986 – 1992)
• Maryknoll Institute of African Studies of St Mary’s University, MN (1995 – 1996)
• Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (2011 – 2014)

Johns Hopkins Academic Medicine, Baltimore, MD (Clinical Pastoral Education)
Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA (Clinical Pastoral Education)