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Borbély Honor OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Nagyberény, Hungary — November 16, 1912
Death data:: Caracas, Venezuela — November 25, 1981
According to another source: 1988
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Marianus rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: 1933
First (temporary) vows:: August 27, 1934
Perpetual vows:: August 20, 1937
Priestly ordination:: January 30, 1938
Other name used:: Babély, Barbély

Biographical data

His father was István Barbély, his mother was Rozália Kovács, and he had nine siblings. He entered the Marianus Province in 1933, taking his simple vows on August 27, 1934, and his perpetual vows on August 20, 1937. He was ordained a priest on January 30, 1938. His name is recorded in several variations; according to the Franciscan directory, it is Barbély. According to the Myheritage.hu website, he died in 1988.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1938	—	Esztergom	Hungary	caregiver
1939	—	Székesfehérvár	Hungary	preacher
1939	—	Felsősegesd	Hungary	assistant pastor, religious educator
1940	—	Nagykanizsa	Hungary	assistant pastor, religious educator
1941 after	—	Székesfehérvár	Hungary	preacher
1944 circa	—			camp chaplain

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1952	1953	Paso del Rey	Argentína		The founder of the Mindszenty Memorial Chapel
1953	1981	Caracas	Venezuela		Hungarian pastor

Life timeline

Birth

November 16, 1912

Nagyberény, Hungary

Entry into religious life

1933

First (temporary) vows

August 27, 1934

Perpetual vows

August 20, 1937

Priestly ordination

January 30, 1938

Service in the homeland

1938

Esztergom, Hungary

caregiver

Service in the homeland

1939

Székesfehérvár, Hungary

preacher

Service in the homeland

1939

Felsősegesd, Hungary

assistant pastor, religious educator

Service in the homeland

1940

Nagykanizsa, Hungary

assistant pastor, religious educator

Service in the homeland

1941

Székesfehérvár, Hungary

preacher

Service in the homeland

1944

camp chaplain

Service abroad

1952 – 1953

Paso del Rey, Argentína

The founder of the Mindszenty Memorial Chapel

Service abroad

1953 – 1981

Caracas, Venezuela

Hungarian pastor

Death

November 25, 1981

Caracas, Venezuela

Sources

https://ungerska.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95:venezuelai-magyar-lexikon&catid=53:venezuela&Itemid=87✕
Délamerikai Magyarság, 1952–05–20.;
Délamerikai Magyarság, 1954–04–15.;
A Mariana Provincia Nekrológuma, é.n.
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-1/myheritage-csaladfak?itemId=78743093-1-45&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Istv%C3%A1n+Barb%C3%A9ly✓
A fénykép mesterséges intelligencia (chatgpt.com) segítségével javítva lett.

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Borbély Honor OFM: 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=106 (accessed: 2026-04-05).