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Moór Elemér

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Birth data:: ismeretlen
Death data:: USA — January 10, 1998
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Lexington, KY, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: USA — 1954
Place of burial:: ismeretlen
Other name used:: Rev. Elmer Moore, Father Elmer Moore

Biographical data

He was either born in the United States or moved there at an early age. He attended high school at St. Imre School in Cleveland, OH. He was ordained a priest in 1954. According to some sources, he left the priesthood; other sources do not confirm this.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1959	1960	South Fort Mitchell, KY, USA
1960 after		Lexington, KY, USA		University of Kentucky Newman Center / Holy Spirit Parish	the chaplain of the university campus, the founding pastor of the campus parish

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Priestly ordination

1954

USA

Service abroad

1959 – 1960

South Fort Mitchell, KY, USA

Service abroad

1960

Lexington, KY, USA

University of Kentucky Newman Center / Holy Spirit Parish

the chaplain of the university campus, the founding pastor of the campus parish

Death

January 10, 1998

USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1959-1964.;
Jó Pásztor, 1954. június 11.
https://cdlex.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022OnlineDirectory091222-1.pdf✓
https://newmanfnd.org/newman-foundation-expands-mission-to-offer-diocesan-wide-opportunities✓

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Citation for this entry

Moór Elemér: 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=770 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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