Marian Żelazek (30 January 1918 – 30 April 2006) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) who lived in India and served amongst the people of Orissa.

[4][1] His priestly formation was interrupted for five years because he was captured by the Wehrmacht for being a Catholic seminarian and a Polish citizen.

He spent five years in a concentration camp at Dachau in Germany, along with his fellow seminarians, priests and religious brothers.

[5][4][1] In August 2000, the Polish government conferred on Żelazek its highest national civilian awards The Chivalry Cross of Order of the Rebirth of Poland.

On 5 March 2003, he was awarded The Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal by the Xavier Labour Institute of Jamshedpur, Bihar.

Oriya daily newspaper Samaj presented him with the Dr. Radhanath Rath Seva Samman Award and a cash prize of Rupees.