He was admitted to the order on August 21, 1909. In addition to his studies in theology and philosophy, he also completed teacher training. He was ordained a priest on May 9, 1916, in Gyulafehérvár. In 1918, he was forced to flee; on December 28, 1918, he enlisted in the Székely Division and
was appointed a field chaplain. Following the surrender, on behalf of the Hungarians of Transylvania, he enlisted in the National Army in Szeged on July 18, 1919. In 1919, he was taken prisoner by the Romanians and transported to Sibiu.
He actively participated in the Western Hungarian Uprising, then became the bursar to Field Bishop István Zadravecz. He was involved in the counterfeit franc and the Cseh-Szokol counterfeiting cases. Later, he worked as a tutor in Csorvás. He arrived in the United States in 1930.
Upon returning from the United States in 1939, he leased a farm in Garancspuszta. In 1945, he moved to Csobánka. He was arrested on July 13, 1954. On December 23, 1954, a panel of the Budapest Metropolitan Court led by Béla Jónás sentenced him to life imprisonment, a 10-year suspension of certain rights, and the complete confiscation of his property for leading a conspiracy aimed at overthrowing the People’s Republic and for war crimes. On March 29, 1955, the Supreme Court upheld the first-instance court’s verdict. He was released from Márianosztra in 1956 and, following the revolution and the struggle for freedom, voluntarily reported to the Pomáz police station. In 1963, the remainder of his sentence was commuted to a five-year probationary period. Seriously ill, he was admitted to the Pannonhalma Social Home on July 9, 1964, where he passed away a few days later.