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Mahoney Róbert

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Birth data:: South Bend, IN, USA — June 3, 1940
Death data:: Three Rivers, MI, USA — March 29, 2026
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Forth Wayne – South Bend, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: USA — June 15, 1993

Biographical data

Second-generation Hungarian. He was ordained a priest on May 27, 1967. On June 15, 1993, he resigned from public priestly ministry. On July 25, 2006, he was laicized for committing four proven acts of sexual abuse. He subsequently worked as a professor of sociology at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MI, USA. His current whereabouts are unknown.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1967	1968	Forth Wayne, IN, USA	St. John the Baptist	assistant pastor
1968	1980	Mishawaka, IN, USA	St. Bavo	parish priest
1980	1984	South Bend, IN, USA	Our Lady of Hungary Church	parish priest
1984	1988	North Manchester, IN, USA	St. Robert Bellarmine	parish priest
1988	1993	Donaldson, IN, USA	Ancilla Domini Convent	pastor

Life timeline

Birth

June 3, 1940

South Bend, IN, USA

Service abroad

1967 – 1968

Forth Wayne, IN, USA

St. John the Baptist

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1968 – 1980

Mishawaka, IN, USA

St. Bavo

parish priest

Service abroad

1980 – 1984

South Bend, IN, USA

Our Lady of Hungary Church

parish priest

Service abroad

1984 – 1988

North Manchester, IN, USA

St. Robert Bellarmine

parish priest

Service abroad

1988 – 1993

Donaldson, IN, USA

Ancilla Domini Convent

pastor

Priestly ordination

June 15, 1993

USA

Death

March 29, 2026

Three Rivers, MI, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1981-1985;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1752.;
https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/2002_04_01_Trobaugh_FalloutContinues_James_Blume_ETC.htm✓
https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/1994_02_19_SouthBendTribune_SecondLawsuit_Robert_Mahoney_2.htm✓
https://diocesefwsb.org/clergy-credibly-accused-of-sexual-abuse-of-a-minor/✓
https://hohnerfh.com/robert-j-mahoney-jr/✓

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Citation for this entry

Mahoney Róbert: 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=686 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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