Background
Dister, John E. was born on March 18, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of Arthur C. Dister and Geraldine M. Riehl.
religious organization administrator
Dister, John E. was born on March 18, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Son of Arthur C. Dister and Geraldine M. Riehl.
Master of Arts, Loyola University, 1959. Licentiate of Sacred Theology, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bristol, England, 1969.
Catholic chaplain, lecturer in religion Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1972—1977. Director Colombiere Retreat and Conference Center, Clarkston, Michigan, 1979—1984. Assistant vice president for university mission John Carroll University, Cleveland, 1991—1996.
Provincial assistant for social and retreat ministries Detroit Province of the Jesuits, since 1996.
Member Interfaith Center for Corporation Responsibility, New York City, New York, 1996—2002. Member of Catholic Theological Society of America.