Born in Taunton, the son of Julian and Martha (Kuszaj) Ziomek, he grew up in Holy Rosary Parish in Taunton. He attended St. Joseph School and the former Msgr. Coyle High School, now Coyle and Cassidy High School, in Taunton.

Following his graduation from Boston College in 1972, he earned a master’s degree from The U.S. Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Having grown up in the Polish heritage and being fluent in Russian, he served for a few years as a tour guide in Russia, relating his experiences in his book, “A Christian View of Russia.”

He later studied at Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Boston and was ordained a priest for the Boston Archdiocese on May 21, 1994 by Cardinal Bernard Law in Holy Cross Cathedral.

Father Ziomek served as a parochial vicar at St. Mary Parish in Franklin and St. Joseph Parish in Wakefield, before being named pastor of St. Elizabeth in Milton in July 2005.

He leaves his parents. He was preceded in death by a sister, Geralyn Ziomek.

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, was principal celebrant of Father Ziomek’s funeral Mass in St. Elizabeth’s Church on January 6. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery in Taunton.