Joseph A. Marjanczyk
Roman Catholic priest, vicar episcopal, Polish community leader
Born Apr. 17, 1921, Elizabeth (NJ), U.S.; son of Joseph and Catherine (Cwik).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1941, Master of Divinity (M.Div.), 1975, Seton Hall University, South Orange (NJ); Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington (NJ); ordination, 1945.
Career: parochial vicar, St. Valentine's Church, Bloomfield (NJ), 1945-72; adjunct prof. (Poland), Seton Hall University, 1947-58; pastor, St. Adalbert Church, Elizabeth, 1972-83; dean, Union County East Deanery (NJ), 1975-83; pastor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Bayonne (NJ), 1983 -; vicar episcopal, Hudson County South Vicariate (NJ), 1991 -.
Author: Christianity in Poland, 1945; editor, Introductory Scripture, 1941, The Gospels, 1942, Old Testament, 1943, St. Paul 's Epistles, 1944; organizer, Polish Apostolate Conventions, 1988.
Member of, i.a.: chairman, Polish Apostolate Advisory Board, Office of Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees; representative, Polish Apostolate, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington (DC); board directors member, Polish Ameerican Priests Association; chairman, Archdiocesan Priest Personnel Board; executive board chairman, Administration Committee, Archdiocesan Pastoral Council; trustee, Archdiocesan Corporation and Seton Hall University; archdiocesan director, Catholic League for Religious Assistance to Poland; honorary president, Polish Clergy Society of Newark and Paterson Dioceses (secretary for 33 years); co-founder, John Paul II Polish Pilgrims' House, Rome (Italy); founding president, John Paul II Foundation, New Jersey chapter; permanent ambassador, Orchard Lakes Schools (MI); board trustees chairman, Polish Cultural Foundation, Clark (NJ), 1975-78, 1983-90; executive board member, Polish Children's Heartline; national chaplain, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.); chaplain, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), Bayonne chapter, Bloomfield Police Department, Knights of Columbus Council 1178, and Faithful Friar of St. Isaac Jogues Assembly; Polish American Heritage League of New Jersey.
Honors: Prelate of Honor with the title of Monsignor, 1979, Protonotary Apostolic, 1988, Pope John Paul II; 50th Anniversary medal and Gold Cross of Merit, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.); Religious Award, New Jersey Conference of American Polonians, 1978; Man of the Year, Polish American World, 1981; Officer Cross - Polonia Restituta, Polish Goveernment in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1988; Citizen of the Year, Polish University Club of New Jersey, 1988; Grand Cross, Knights Templar, 1990; Officer Cross - Order of Merit, Polish Government, 1991; Grand Marshal, Pulaski Parade, 1993.
Language: English, Polish, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French.
Hobbies: philately, model railroading.
Office: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church, 39 East 2nd Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996