John Edward Lazar
Roman Catholic priest
Born Mar. 24, 1950, Brooklyn (NY), U.S.; son of John and Elizabeth (Tyc).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), St. John's University, Brooklyn, 1971; Master of Arts (M.A.), Brooklyn College, 1974; Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington (NY), 1980.
Career: English teacher, New York City public schools, 1972-79; pastor, Our Lady of Consolation Rectory, Brooklyn, 1990 -.
Author: Survey of Contemporary Mariology, 1979; reviewer, Modern Liturgy, Family Festivals.
Member of: national director, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (vice president, Downstate New York Division, 1987-90); Polish - American Priests Association; founder, president, Our Pride, POMOC; national vice president, American Catholic Association, 1971-73; founder, president, Brooklyn Catholic Association, 1972-77; director, Northside Senior Citizens, Brooklyn; board directors member, City Volunteer Corporations.
Honors: Alpha Psi Omega; Citizen of the Year, Polish American World, 1982; honorary alumnus, SS. CyriI and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake (MI), 1983.
Languages: English, Polish, Latin, Italian, Spanish.
Hobbies: reading, skiing, theater.
Office: Our Lady of Consolation Rectory, 184 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996