Reverend Deacon David Zajac, BA, MAS, MAT
Catholic Church of America

David was born and raised in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. He enjoyed grade school and high school where he was an avid guitar and banjo player. David entered Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in 1981 after having graduated from Archbishop Kennedy High School. He completed his BA Philosophy there and went on to study theology. He finished his master’s in theology at Catholic Distance University writing his thesis on addiction and overcoming addiction through spirituality. David also has his Masters in international finance from Johns Hopkins University.

Being of Polish descent, in 1991, David received a two-year scholarship from the Polish government to study Polish language and history at the Jagellonian University in Krakow. He enjoyed 6 years in Poland as it exposed him to different cultures and ideas. Poland was a budding democracy at this time. David worked for a multimedia company developing software and implementing western accounting systems in Polish. Having returned to the US in 1996, he began working in Oracle software development as a consultant in the Oracle HR suite of products. He has been working in that field ever since.

David always felt a calling  to the priesthood. He met Bishop Thomas Abel who is a retired bishop in the Catholic Church of America. He was talking with Bishop Tom at a friend’s gathering and there discussed his calling to Holy Orders. David then restarted his journey to ordination. He was ordained as Deacon on December 14, 2024, by His Excellency, Most Reverend Mark Earl, the Presiding Bishop of the Catholic Church of America. David serves as a Chaplin at a local hospital in the Las Vegas area. 

Phone: (713) 875-9607

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