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Nagy József

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Deceased

Birth data:: Mihályfa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — August 14, 1909
Death data:: Dallas, TX, USA — February 28, 1964
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Veszprém

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 23, 1935
Place of burial:: Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum
Dallas, TX, USA

Biographical data

A veszprémi szeminárium növendéke. Pappá szentelték 1935. június 23-án. Magyarországot 1948-ban hagyta el. Súlyos rákbetegségben hunyt el. Sírja a Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum-ban van, Dallas, TX-ben, a ciszterci sírok között.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1935	1936	Nemesvid, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		assistant pastor
1936	1938	Attala, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		segédlelkész, 1938-ban ideiglenes adminisztrátor
1938	1938	Mernye, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		assistant pastor
1938	1943	Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	I.	assistant chaplain
1943	1948	Palóznak, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		parish priest

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1954	1960	Forth Worth, TX, USA		Szent József egyházközség	administrator

Life timeline

Birth

August 14, 1909

Mihályfa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 23, 1935

Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1935 – 1936

Nemesvid, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1936 – 1938

Attala, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

segédlelkész, 1938-ban ideiglenes adminisztrátor

Service in the homeland

1938 – 1938

Mernye, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1938 – 1943

Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant chaplain

Service in the homeland

1943 – 1948

Palóznak, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

parish priest

Service abroad

1954 – 1960

Forth Worth, TX, USA

Szent József egyházközség

administrator

Death

February 28, 1964

Dallas, TX, USA

Sources

Pfeiffer: 760.;
MPE 1964, 28: pp. 92.;
Diós: 391.;
KMVÉ: 1954-1960.;
MPE:1965.30-31, pp. 124-125.;
http://sematizmus.vefleveltar.hu/node/6073✓
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49108936/joseph-nagy✕
https://newspaperarchive.com/dallas-texas-catholic-oct-14-1961-p-3/✕

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Nagy József: 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=793 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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