Komárom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — October 27, 1906
Death data:
Pápa, Hungary — July 6, 1989
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Veszprém
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 23, 1929
Biographical data
After completing his high school studies in Komárom, he joined the Cistercian Order, where he was given the name Péter. He left the order in 1925 for health reasons, then completed his seminary studies in Veszprém from 1925 to 1927 and in Vienna from 1927 to 1930. He was ordained a priest in Veszprém on June 23, 1929. He received his doctorate on December 17, 1932. He served briefly in the United States before returning home. In 1960, he was named an honorary canon, a title he was stripped of in 1962 for political reasons. He was arrested in 1965 and returned to active ministry in 1968.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1930
1932
Murakeresztúr, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
assistant pastor
1932
1933
Galambok, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
assistant pastor
1933
1933
Lengyeltóti, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
assistant pastor
1933
1934
Kéthely, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
assistant pastor
1936
1938
Somlószőlős, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
assistant pastor
1938
1940
Tab, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
assistant pastor
1940
1940
Dég, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
assistant pastor
1940
1965
Úrkút, Hungary
administrator, then parish priest from 1944 onward
Nagy György, Dr.: 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=789 (accessed: 2026-07-06).
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