Marion M. Tolczyk
Roman Catholic priest, Franciscan
Born Mar. 1, 1927, Bridgeport (CT), U.S.; son of Bronislaw and Eleonore (Szczepanek).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), St. Bonaventure University, Olean (NY), 1950; Master of Theology (M.Th.), St. Hyacinth Seminary, Granby (MA), 1954; ordination, 1954; Master of Education (M.Ed.), Canisius College, Buffalo (NY), 1966.
Career: associate pastor, St. Michael Church, 1954-55, St. Stanislaus Church, 1955-59, Chicopee (MA); principal, St. Francis High School, Athol Springs (NY), 1959-69; vicar provincial, 1969-76, minister provincial, Conventual Franciscans, 1976-82, St. Anthony of Padua Province, Baltimore (MD); pastor, St. Adalbert Parish, Elmhurst (NY), 1973-76, St. Stanislaus Basilica, Chicopee, 1982-91, Sacred Heart Parish, Danbury (CT), 1991-94; Father Justin Rosary Hour Radio Program, Buffalo (NY), 1995 -.
Author: publisher, Singing Friars (record and cassettes), 1979, History of St. Anthony of Padua Province, 1980; rector and petitioner, Basilica Status for St. Stanislaus Basilica, Chicopee, 1991; editor, History of St. Stanislaus Basilica Parish, 1991.
Member of: chairman, Confederation of Conventual Franciscans Major Superiors, 1978-80; committee member, Pope John Paul II Polish - American Foundation of New England, 1985-91; Conference of Major Superiors of Men, 1976-82; board chairman, Help for the Poor; Diocesan Presbyterial Council; Parochial Concerns Committee, St. Anthony of Padua Province; Marian Apostolate Council; in Chicopee - Mayor's Task Force on Drugs, chairman, Centennial Observance of St. Stanislaus Parish, 1990-91, installing officer, Polish - American Women's Club, chaplain St. Stanislaus Polish - American Society, St. Michael's Polish - American Club, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.).
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: sports, journalism.
Office: Father Justin Rosary Hour, 176 Clark Street, Buffalo, NY 14212.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.