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Molnár Rikárd (OFM)

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Deceased

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Birth data:: Perth Amboy, NJ, USA — February 7, 1915
Death data:: Hays, PA, USA — August 18, 1998
According to another source: Pittsburgh, PA
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (1962-ig) → Pittburgh, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — September 15, 1939
Place of burial:: Saint Mary Magdalene Cemetery
Munhall, PA, USA
Other name used:: Richard

Biographical data

He was born in the United States; his parents lived in Passaic, PA. His father’s name was József, and his mother’s name was Anna; he had one sister and four brothers. He completed his studies in Hungary and was ordained a priest in Eger on September 15, 1939; then, when World War II broke out, he managed to return to the United States after an eventful journey. In 1962, he left the Franciscan Order and was incardinated into the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He died of kidney disease.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1938	1962	Newark, NJ, USA	pastor, and Albany, NY – college student
1962	1983	Munhall, PA, USA	parish priest
1983	1987	Hays, PA, USA	retired
1987	1998	Homestead, PA, USA	retired

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Birth

February 7, 1915

Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1938 – 1962

Newark, NJ, USA

pastor, and Albany, NY – college student

Priestly ordination

September 15, 1939

Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service abroad

1962 – 1983

Munhall, PA, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1983 – 1987

Hays, PA, USA

retired

Service abroad

1987 – 1998

Homestead, PA, USA

retired

Death

August 18, 1998

Hays, PA, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1945-1989.;
Török: 175.;
Hiradó, 1965. augusztus 5.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131332017/richard-l.-molnar✕

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Citation for this entry

Molnár Rikárd (OFM): 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=766 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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