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Chronology of 2018
Chronology of 2018
Current changes of the year
46
Ongoing entries
80
Births
0
Deaths
9
Ordinations
0
Domestic / foreign services
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Current changes in the year
Recorded changes for the selected year, grouped by person.
Amászka László (OFMConv)
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2016 – 2018
St. John the Baptist Parish, Hamilton, ON, Canada - pastor
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018
St. John the Baptist Parish, Guelph, ON, Canada - pastor
Antal András
Transfer (previous place of service) • 1988 – 2018
Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség, Cleveland, OH, USA - parish priest
Balogh László
Beginning of foreign service • 2018 – 2024
Szent István R. K. Magyar Egyházközség, Passaic, NJ, USA - parish priest, currently celebrating Mass in New York, NY
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2007 – 2018
Örkény, Hungary - parish administrator (also served the parishes of Táborfalva and Tatárszentgyőrgy)
Bellovics Gábor SJ
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018 – 2025
Szent Ignác Jezsuita Szakkollégium, Budapest, Hungary - pastor
Bérczi László Bernát O.Cist, apát
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2017 – 2018
Zirci Ciszterci Apátság, Zirc - slash
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018 – 2024
Zirci Ciszterci Apátság, Zirc - abbot (suspended from his duties as abbot in 2023)
Forró József, Msgr.
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2015 – 2018
Apostoli nunciatúra, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Second Secretary of the Nunciature (also known as: Niger)
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018 – 2021
Apostoli nunciatúra, Washington DC, USA - Counselor at the Nunciature, Hungarian pastor
Galambos László István OFM
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018
St. Therese, Chico, CA, USA - As a member of the Society of St. Pius X
Huszti Mihály
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Morgantown, WV, USA - pastor, episcopal judge, and synod judge
Juhász Ferenc, Msgr.
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2006 – 2018
Felsőváros, Gyöngyös, Hungary - parish priest
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018
Miskolc-Mindszent (Szent Péter és Szent Pál apostolok) plébánia, Miskolc, Hungary - parish priest
Kürnyek Róbert, Dr.
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2013 – 2018
Szűz Mária Szeplőtelen Szíve templom, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary - parish priest
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018
Szent Kereszt templomigazgatóság, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary - Church administrator, and currently at the József Mindszenty Elementary School, High School, and Boarding School – school chaplain
Leavy Matthew Máté OSB, apát
Beginning of foreign service • 2018
Woodside, CA, USA - teacher and pastor at the Hungarian Catholic Mission
Transfer (previous place of service) • 1977 – 2018
St. Anselm Abbey, Mancester, NH, USA - teacher, and abbot from 1986 to 2012
Magung Fransiskus Xaverius SVD
Beginning of foreign service • 2018 – 2019
Techny, IL, USA - study leave
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2007 – 2018
Budapest, Hungary - prefect, then mission secretary starting in 2013
Marton Antal Bernát O.Cist, dr
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2017 – 2018
Zirc, Hungary - underscore
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018 – 2024
Zirc, Hungary - Perjel (returned to Dallas, TX, USA in 2023 due to illness)
Mezei András
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018 – 2020
Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség, Cleveland, OH, USA - administrator
Molnár László
Transfer (previous place of service) • 1968 – 2018
Tours-i Szent Márton plébánia, Porto Alegre, Brazília - founder, parish priest who built the church
Nemcek Péter
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2016 – 2018
Our Lady of Victory templom, Winnipeg, MB, Canada - assistant pastor
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018 – 2022
St. Mary Cathedral, Winnipeg, MB, Canada - assistant pastor
Schweda Phillip (OFM)
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2015 – 2018
Venice, FL, USA - Retired, Hungarian-speaking pastoral assistant
Transfer (new place of service) • 2018 – 2020 körül
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish, Longboat Key, FL, USA - assistant pastor, diocesan judge
Éles Ferenc
Death • February 26, 2018
Boynton Beach, FL, USA
Horváth András Ellák O.Praem
Death • March 12, 2018
Orange, CA, USA
Nagy Ferenc SJ, Dr.
Death • March 17, 2018
Pilisvörösvár, Hungary
Horváth László Pius OSB
Death • June 23, 2018
Portola Valley, CA, USA
Demkovich John, Msgr
Death • August 1, 2018
Clifton, NJ, USA
Nemesszeghy Ervin SJ, Dr.
Death • September 25, 2018
Budapest, Hungary
Csiszár István
Death • October 1, 2018
Kitchener, ON, Canada
Firkola E. József
Death • October 23, 2018
Regina, SK, Canada
Miklósházy Attila SJ, Castellum Minus-i címzetes püspök
Death • December 28, 2018
Pickering, ON, Canada
Ongoing entries
Service locations that can be shown to have existed during the selected year, but did not begin and did not end in that year.
Lackner Károly Béda O.Cist, dr
Service abroad • 1959 – 2020
Dallas, TX, USA - High school teacher (Dallas – St. Edward 1959–1960; Dallas – Cistercian 1962–1964; Fort Worth, TX, USA 1964–1967; Dallas 1967–1970) University professor in Arlington, TX, USA – University of Texas (1969–2010), retired (2010–2020)
Kereszty András Rókus O.Cist, Dr.
Service abroad • 1963 – 2022
Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas, Irving, TX, USA - University professor; also served as a high school teacher from 1968 to 2013 and as a novice master from 1975 to 2012. Retired since 2019
Gyöngyös Márton OP
Service abroad • 1970 • currently
Austria - pastoral care and leading retreats
Pázmány Géza Sch.P.
Service abroad • 1980 – 2024
Devon, PA, USA - teacher, then retired
Farkasfalvy Miklós Dénes O.Cist, Dr., apát
Service abroad • 1981 – 2020
Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas, Irving, TX, USA - High school teacher until 2012; abbot from 1988 to 2012; retired since 2012
Marozsán László
Service abroad • 1986 – 2021
Keresztelő Szent János magyar görög katolikus templom, Welland, ON, Canada - diakónus
Deák István
Service abroad • 1988 • currently
Hamilton, ON, Canada - parish priest, formerly in Toronto, ON; currently retired
Gaál Jenő SVD
Service in the homeland • 1989 – 2020
Sorkifalud, Hungary - Leader of the Cursillo Movement, then assistant pastor
Molnár László
Service abroad • 1990 – 2025
Porto Alegre, Brazília - pastor, founder of the Brotherhood of Our Lady
Sándor Albert Melchior OFMCap
Service abroad • 1990 – 2024
St. Bonaventure Monastery, Detroit, MI, USA - Deputy House Superior, House Superior, Master of Guests, spiritual assistant to the Secular Franciscan communities, and then retired
Angyal Lajos
Service abroad • 1991 – 2019
St. George Greek Catholic Church, Courtland, ON, Canada - parish priest
Deák Miklós, dr.
Service abroad • 1991 – 2024
London, ON, Canada - pastor (who performs Roman Catholic rites)
Deák Miklós, dr.
Service abroad • 1991 – 2024
Welland, ON, Canada - parish priest
Lelóczky Gyula Donát O.Cist
Service abroad • 1992 • currently
Dallas, TX, USA - High school teacher until 2011, librarian until 2022, pastor of the Hungarian community in Texas
Őrsy László SJ, Dr.
Service abroad • 1993 – 2020
Georgetown Egyetem, Washington DC, USA - professor emeritus, visiting lecturer
Kiss György Barnabás OFM
Service abroad • 1994 • currently
Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség, Detroit, MI, USA - parish priest; since 2010, administrator at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Windsor, ON, Canada
Ligeti András Angelus OFM
Service abroad • 1994 • currently
Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség, Detroit, MI, USA - local pastor and assistant pastor, as well as a priest who celebrated Mass at former Hungarian parishes in DeWitt, MI, USA, and Toledo, OH, USA
Marosfalvy László SJ
Service abroad • 1996 – 2024
Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség, Toronto, ON, Canada - lelkész, ökonómus, közben 2006-2008 között plébános, majd segédlelkész, valamint a Saint Jutta Foundation kanadai kurátora, később nyugállományban
Juhász Gábor Tamás, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 1998 • currently
Budapest - Vizafogó, Budapest, Hungary - Assistant pastor, then parish priest from 2000 onward; during that time, he also served as director of St. Augustine Chapel from 2001 to 2019
Kerekes László, püspök, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2000 – 2020
Boldog Özséb templom, Kézdivásárhely, Romania - parish priest
Bagyinszki Péter Ágoston OFM, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2001 • currently
Sapientia Szerzetesi Főiskola, Budapest, Hungary - Lecturer at Sapientia College of Theology, teaches fundamental theology; member of the Senate since 2020; head of the Department of Fundamental Theology; Vice Rector for Education and Research from 2021 to 2025; Acting Rector since July 1, 2025; Rector since September 1, 2025
Lakatos Dénes
Service abroad • 2001 – 2024
Our Lady of Hungary templom, Vancouver, BC, Canada - parish priest
Lukács Imre Róbert, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2001 – 2022
Verespatak, Romania - parish priest, and at the same time a professor of canon law at the College of Theology in Gyulafehérvár
Kárpáti László SVD
Service abroad • 2003 • currently
Johannesburg, Dél-Afrikai Köztársaság - missionary, street pastor
Erős Sándor
Service abroad • 2004 • currently
Túrterebes, Romania - retired
Finta Lajos
Service abroad • 2004 – 2021
Argentína - missionary
Finta Lajos
Service abroad • 2004 – 2021
Peru - missionary
Miskei László
Service abroad • 2004 • currently
Our Lady of Hungary Church, Welland, ON, Canada - parish priest
Artner Péter Oszkár, Dr. habil
Service in the homeland • 2007 • currently
Szent Péter és Pál Plébánia, Kál, Hungary - parish priest
Cserháti Ferenc, esztergom-budapesti segédpüspök
Service in the homeland • 2007 – 2023
Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert Székesegyház, Esztergom, Hungary - Titular Bishop of Centuria, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest entrusted with the pastoral care of Hungarians living abroad
Deák Ferenc SJ
Service in the homeland • 2007 – 2019
Szeged, Hungary - pastor
Horváth Árpád SJ
Service in the homeland • 2007 – 2024
Budapest, Hungary - editor, supervisor
Dömötör János László (OFM)
Service abroad • 2008 • currently
Queen of Peace templom, Victoria, BC, Canada - parish priest, Hungarian pastor
Eördögh András SJ
Service abroad • 2008 – 2020
Szent Erzsébet Otthon, Hamilton, ON, Canada - chaplain, then retired
Magyar Gyula Szervác OSB
Service in the homeland • 2008 – 2019
Pannonhalma, Hungary - retired
Mustó Péter SJ
Service in the homeland • 2008 – 2023
Dobogókő, Hungary - spiritual director and retreat leader, then retired
Ailer Gáspár
Service in the homeland • 2009 – 2019
Nepumuki Szent János templom, Dunabogdány, Hungary - parish administrator, then pastor starting in 2015
Csókay Károly SJ
Service in the homeland • 2009 – 2024
Miskolc, Hungary - assistant pastor, then retired
Lóczi Tamás
Service in the homeland • 2009 – 2019
Fráter György Katolikus Gimnázium és Kollégium, Miskolc, Hungary - Archdiocesan Commissioner, Director since 2011
Nagy László, Dr.
Service abroad • 2009 • currently
Holy Family Parish, Whitby, ON, Canada - parish priest, judge of the Canadian Court of Appeal, archdiocesan vicar general, professor of theology
Rakaczky Máté Bazil OSBM
Service in the homeland • 2009 – 2019
Máriapócs - retired
Kovách János
Service abroad • 2010 – 2021
Sherman Oaks, CA, USA - retired
Lőrinczy Ferenc Gábor
Service in the homeland • 2010 – 2019
Veszprém, Hungary - Retired, assistant pastor at St. Michael’s Basilica
Csorba László Domonkos OFM
Service in the homeland • 2012 – 2021
Ferenciek tere, Budapest, Hungary - pastor
Licskó Szabolcs
Service abroad • 2012 – 2020
Magyarok Nagyasszonya templom, Montréal, QC, Canada - parish priest, pastor to the Hungarian-speaking congregation
Ailer Gellért
Service in the homeland • 2013 • currently
Redemtoris Mater Egyházmegyei Missziós Szeminárium, Eger, Hungary - vice principal
Jaschkó Balázs SJ
Service abroad • 2013 – 2023
Pickering, ON, Canada - retired
Juhász Imre
Service abroad • 2013 – 2024
Szent László R. K. Egyházközség, New Brunswick, NJ, USA - parish priest; following the consolidation of parishes, pastor to Hungarian- and Spanish-speaking parishioners; assistant pastor; and coordinator of the Hungarian Apostolate of the Diocese of Metuchen
Kish Gábor SJ
Service abroad • 2013 – 2019
Jezsuita idősotthon, Pickering, ON, Canada - retired
Orbán Mihály SJ
Service in the homeland • 2013 – 2021
Szatmárnémeti, Romania - the pastor of the German-speaking community in Kálvária
Polgár Lőrinc Kapisztrán OFM
Service abroad • 2013 – 2019
Padua Friary, New York, NY, USA - retired
Páldeák Iván Szabolcs OFM
Service in the homeland • 2013 – 2020
Ferenciek tere, Budapest, Hungary - pastor, retired
Rostás Sándor SVD
Service in the homeland • 2013 – 2019
Kőszeg, Hungary - retired
Sajgó Szabolcs SJ
Service in the homeland • 2013 • currently
Párbeszéd Háza, Budapest, Hungary - director
Bagyinszki Péter Ágoston OFM, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2014 • currently
Budapest, Hungary - co-founder and later editor-in-chief of *Acta Pintériana*.
Boksay Péter
Service in the homeland • 2014 – 2021
Hajdúdorog, Hungary - Assistant pastor and school chaplain at the St. Basil Educational Center
Bálint István József
Service abroad • 2014 – 2020
Stamford, CT, USA - retired
Csete Iván
Service abroad • 2014 • currently
St. Mary’s, Port Jervis, NY, USA - Retired, but also assists as a Hungarian Mass celebrant in New York, NY, USA
Antal András
Service abroad • 2015 • currently
Cleveland, OH, USA - retired
Apró, Jorge Alberto
Service abroad • 2015 • currently
Sagrada Família, Guarulhos, Brazília - retired parish priest
Horváth Árpád SJ
Service in the homeland • 2015 – 2024
Jézus Szíve templom, Budapest, Hungary - Church administrator; also parish administrator of the Christ the King Parish in Budapest-Belsőjózsefváros from 2021 to 2024
Mezei András
Service abroad • 2015 – 2020
Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség, Cleveland, OH, USA - administrator
Mák Ferenc
Service in the homeland • 2015 • currently
Budai Görög Katolikus Parókia, Budapest, Hungary - assistant pastor
Mák Ferenc
Service in the homeland • 2015 • currently
Debrecen, Hungary - a judge of the Diocesan Court of Hajdúdorog
Ailer Gellért
Service in the homeland • 2016 • currently
Kisboldogasszony templom, Eger, Hungary - parish administrator
Bagyinszki Péter Ágoston OFM, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2016 • currently
Budapest, Hungary - the delegate for formation and studies of the Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Hungarians.
Cebula Paweł OFMConv
Service in the homeland • 2016 • currently
Páduai Szent Antal plébánia, Eger - parish priest
Erdei János József OSBM
Service in the homeland • 2016 – 2022
Máriapócs, Hungary - retired pastor
Hesz Vince Dénes OFM
Service in the homeland • 2016 – 2020
Budapest, Hungary - pastor, treasurer, personal secretary
Kormon József, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2016 • currently
Hungary - retired
Kovács Lajos (SJ), Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2016 – 2021
Veresegyház, Hungary - assistant pastor
Bellovics Gábor SJ
Service in the homeland • 2017 – 2025
Jézus Szíve templom, Budapest, Hungary - assistant pastor
Bóna Richárd, dr.
Service abroad • 2017 – 2020
Mary Queen of Peace Parish, Cleveland, OH, USA - assistant pastor
Dezső Péter OFM
Service in the homeland • 2017 – 2020
Szabadka, Serbia - economist, editor
Forrai Tamás Gergely SJ
Service abroad • 2017 – 2024
Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség, Toronto, ON, Canada - parish priest
Hernádi Balázs Lehel OFM
Service abroad • 2017 – 2019
Nagyszőlős, Ukraine - deacon, then pastor
Jálics Ferenc SJ
Service in the homeland • 2017 – 2021
Farkas Edith Szeretetotthon, Budapest - retired
Konyárik József
Service in the homeland • 2017 • currently
Nagyvárad, Romania - pastor of the Neocatechumenal Way community
Rettig Kevin Hermann József (O.Praem)
Service abroad • 2017 • currently
Szent Angyalok templom, Arcadia, CA, USA - parish priest
Rigó Jenő SJ
Service in the homeland • 2017 – 2024
Isteni Ige templom, Miskolc - parish priest; from 2019 to 2024, vice-superior of the Order’s monastery in Miskolc dedicated to St. Stephen Pongrácz; and, beginning in 2023, treasurer of the province