Fr. Mark Baron

Father Mark Baron, MIC, 54, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Purdue University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship. He majored in industrial engineering. He joined the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception in 1998 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2004. In May, Father Mark celebrated 20 years of priesthood! He has held a variety of positions over two decades, including novice master, superior of the Marian House of Formation in Washington, D.C., and, for the past 4 ½ years he served as administrator of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Darien, Illinois. In January, Fr. Mark became the new “Fr. Joseph, MIC,” the titular head of the Association of Marian Helpers headquartered at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

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