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Gyarmathy János Mihály

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Deceased

Birth data:: Ecseny, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — November 14, 1889
Death data:: Colorado Springs, CO, USA — September 20, 1961
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Székesfehérvár (1930 körül-ig) → Veszprém

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: June 12, 1914

Biographical data

His name appears in newspapers as János De Gyarmathy. In 1910, he converted from Lutheranism to Catholicism and then studied theology in Székesfehérvár. He was ordained a priest on June 12, 1914. In the 1930s, he was incardinated into the Diocese of Veszprém. He received U.S. citizenship in 1955. After 1956, his community took in hundreds of families, and he himself raised five orphaned children at the parish. He was murdered—his body was found stuffed into the trunk of his car and strangled near Colorado Springs, CO.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1914		Ráckeve, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	assistant pastor
1914		Nagytétény, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Budapest - XXII. kerület, Hungary
1915	1925	Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	camp chaplain
1926	1933	Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	military chaplain (who has since been incardinated into the Diocese of Veszprém)
1933	1935	Igal, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	assistant pastor, then interim administrator

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1933 circa	1957	St. Louis, MO, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1958		Manitou Spring, CO, USA		retired
1958	1961	Colorado Springs, CO, USA		retired

Literary activity

A szociáldemokrácia. A szociáldemokrácia bírálata. A m. ker. társad. rend. Bp., 1920.

Life timeline

Birth

November 14, 1889

Ecseny, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 12, 1914

Service in the homeland

1914

Ráckeve, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1914

Nagytétény, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Budapest - XXII. kerület, Hungary

Service in the homeland

1915 – 1925

Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

camp chaplain

Service in the homeland

1926 – 1933

Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

military chaplain (who has since been incardinated into the Diocese of Veszprém)

Service abroad

1933 – 1957

St. Louis, MO, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1933 – 1935

Igal, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor, then interim administrator

Service abroad

1958

Manitou Spring, CO, USA

retired

Service abroad

1958 – 1961

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

retired

Death

September 20, 1961

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Sources

Magyar Papi Egység 1961. 18., pp. 75.
KMVÉ: 1945-1962
MKL: Gyarmathy
Pfeiffer: 460-461.
Török: 267.
http://sematizmus.vefleveltar.hu/node/13398✓
Máté: 209.
Shvoy: 119.
Káldor: 265-266.
KMV, 1972-12-24., pp.10.
St. Louis és Vidéke, 1952-11-07.
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12014-678658313-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12014-683259136-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓
Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapja, 1961-10-15., pp. 5.

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Gyarmathy János Mihály: personal record. In: Historical directory of Hungarian, Hungarian-descended, and Hungarian-speaking clergy serving abroad. Available at: https://www.diaszporalelkipasztorok.hu/persons_v2/view.php?id=351 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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