Rev. John Baron was ordained in 1973 and served in Parish Ministry and taught at Our Lady of the Lake, Verona, Our Lady of the Valley, Orange, and St. Bernard, Plainfield. He worked in the Office of Pastoral Ministry and contributed to Renew, a program published by Paulist Press.

Presently, Fr. Baron is the Chaplain and Campus Minister at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck and the Archdiocesan Director of Campus Ministry. Fr. Baron holds a Doctorate in Theology and Religious Studies, and serves as an adjunct professor at FDU in Philosophy and Religious Studies.