Background
Massa, Conrad Harry was born on October 27, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry Frederick and Josephine W. (Lepold) Massa.
Massa, Conrad Harry was born on October 27, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry Frederick and Josephine W. (Lepold) Massa.
Bachelor of Arts with honors, Columbia University, 1951; Master of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1960; HHD, Lafayette College, 1987.
Pastor, Elmwood Presbyterian Church, East Orange, New Jersey, 1954-1957;
assistant professor homiletics, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1957-1961;
senior pastor, Old First Church, Newark, 1961-1966;
senior pastor, Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, New York, 1966-1978;
dean academic affairs, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1978-1994;
dean emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary, since 1994;
Charlotte W. Newcombe professor, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1978-1995;
Charlotte W. Newcombe professor emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary, since 1995. 1st moderator Synod of the Northeast, United Presbyterian Church. Visiting professor.St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Seminary, Rochester, 1968-1970.
Keynote speaker 11th annual conference Institute Theology, Yonsei U., Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1991.
Trustee Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1982-1993. Served with United States Army, 1946-1947. Member Academy Homiletics, American Academy Religion, International John Bunyan Society.
Married Anna W. Rossi, August 19, 1951. Children: Stephen Mark, Barbara Annual.