Benjamin Fiore, S.J.
Jesuit priest, educator
Born Aug. 26, 1943, New York City, U.S.; son of Philip and Janina (Roszkowska).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Le Moyne College, Syracuse (NY), 1964; Master of Arts (M.A.), Fordham University, Bronx (NY), 1969; Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.), Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (Italy), 1974; Master of Arts (M.A.), 1975, Master of Philosophy (M.Ph.), 1976, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), 1982, Yale University, New Haven (CT).
Career: instructor, Xavier High School, New York City, 1969-71; prof., Canisius College, Buffalo (NY), 1979 -.
Author: book and articles on biblical studies, 1975 -; translator, book on Solidarity, 1984, and Polish philosophy, 1986; editor, Polish-American Journal, 1988 -; editor, Proceedings of Eastern Great Lakes and Midwest Biblical Society, 1990 -.
Member of: chairman, secretary, vice chairman, Permanent Chair of Polish Culture, Canisius College, 1981; vice president, secretary, Solidarity and Human Rights Association, Buffalo; teacher, POMOST International Summer Workshops in Poland; executive secretary, Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society; Catholic Biblical Association.
Honors: Di Gamma; Distinguished Teacher award, Canisius College, 1989
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic
Languages: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew
Hobbies: calligraphy, choral singing, needlework
Home: 2001 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14208
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996