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Morvay András

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Morvay András
Deceased
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Birth data:
New York, NY, USA — February 21, 1916
Death data:
Rapid City, SD, USA — May 3, 2008
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Rapid City, SD
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Rapid City, SD, USA — 1960
Place of burial:
Saint John Cemetery
Middle Village, NY, Hungary
Other name used:
Rev. Andrew William Morvay
Biographical data
His parents were Ferenc and Mária Morvay. He completed his high school studies in New York, then served as a soldier in the 3310th Signal Service Corps on the European theater of war from 1943 to 1946. After his discharge, he worked for the New York Telephone Company. He completed his theological studies at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MI. He was ordained a priest in 1960.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1960 1965 Rapid City, SD, USA assistant pastor
1965 1990 Buffalo, SD, USA parish priest
1990 1992 Kadoka, SD, USA parish administrator (located in Wall, SD)
1992 2008 Rapid City, SD, USA retired
Life timeline
Birth
February 21, 1916
New York, NY, USA
Service abroad
1960 – 1965
Rapid City, SD, USA
assistant pastor
Priestly ordination
1960
Rapid City, SD, USA
Service abroad
1965 – 1990
Buffalo, SD, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1990 – 1992
Kadoka, SD, USA
parish administrator (located in Wall, SD)
Service abroad
1992 – 2008
Rapid City, SD, USA
retired
Death
May 3, 2008
Rapid City, SD, USA
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Citation for this entry
Morvay András: 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=774 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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