Father John Lane Connor, LC, was born on February 15, 1968, in Severna Park, Maryland, USA. In 1990, he graduated with a degree in finance from Loyal University Maryland. He entered the Novitiate of the Legionaries of Christ on September 15, 1991, in Roetgen, Germany. In 1994, he worked at the Everest School in Montecarlo, Madrid, Spain. He made his perpetual profession on May 1, 2000, and was ordained to the priesthood on January 2, 2001, in Rome. From his ordination until 2004, he worked in the Legion’s fundraising office on the East Coast of the United States. From 2004 to 2010, he served as the local coordinator of the apostolate in the New York City metro area and helped found and direct the Lumen Institute. From 2009 to 2010, he was the superior of the Legionary apostolate community in New York. From 2010 to 2011, he served as the territorial director of the Atlanta Territory. From 2011 to 2014, he served as assistant to the territorial director for apostolate for the North American Territory. From 2014-2020, he was the territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi in North America. On February 6, 2020, the General Chapter elected him to the office of general director of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ.