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Lawrence C. Ferenc

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Birth data:: Betlehem, PA, USA — 1924
Death data:: Allentown, PA, USA — September 18, 1989
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Allentown, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1952
Place of burial:: Holy Saviour Cemetery
Bethlehem, PA, USA
Other name used:: Rev. Francis C. Lawrence

Biographical data

He was born in the United States. His parents were John G. Lawrence and Rózsa Bíró. He was a student at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, OH. He was ordained a priest in June 1952. He passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, PA.

Notes

USA

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
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Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1952	1953	Shenandoah, PA, USA		assistant pastor
1954	1969	Betlehem, PA, USA	Kapisztrán Szent János Magyar R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1969	1970	Reading, PA, USA		assistant pastor
1971	1972	Hometown, PA, Hungary	Marian High School	teaching assistant
1972	1984	Brockton, PA, USA		parish priest
1984	1989	Allentown, PA, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

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Birth

1924

Betlehem, PA, USA

Service abroad

1952 – 1953

Shenandoah, PA, USA

assistant pastor

Priestly ordination

1952

Service abroad

1954 – 1969

Betlehem, PA, USA

Kapisztrán Szent János Magyar R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1969 – 1970

Reading, PA, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1971 – 1972

Hometown, PA, Hungary

Marian High School

teaching assistant

Service abroad

1972 – 1984

Brockton, PA, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1984 – 1989

Allentown, PA, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Death

September 18, 1989

Allentown, PA, USA

Sources

Új Ember, 1989-10-29., pp. 2.;
http://articles.mcall.com/1989-09-18/news/2698943_1_pastor-allentown-principal-celebrant✕
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173235558/francis-lawrence✕
KMVÉ: 1954-1989.
https://remembermyjourney.com/memorials/francis-lawrence?id=rge9deNA✓

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Citation for this entry

Lawrence C. Ferenc: 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=636 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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