Msgr. John E. Pollard

Monsignor John E. Pollard, STL, is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, currently serving as Pastor of Queen of All Saints Basilica. Monsignor Pollard served as the founding Director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office for the Catechism (1992–1999) and was appointed by Cardinal George as the founding Director of the Office of Education, and subsequently as the founding Director for the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Chicago. In addition to several books and dozens of journal articles, Monsignor Pollard wrote the general introductory essay for Liturgy Training Publications’ The Catechetical Documents (2007).