He entered the Franciscan Order on August 28, 1927, as a member of the Capistran Province. He took his solemn vows on June 23, 1932. He was ordained a priest in Eger on June 17, 1934. From 1945 onward, he served abroad, initially as a Hungarian pastor in Bari (Italy), and later in Austria, England, and Brazil. According to some sources, he arrived in Brazil on November 13, 1951, although his biographical records indicate he was serving as a pastor in England at that time. He arrived in the United States on March 21, 1955, aboard the ship Argentina; his immigration papers listed him as stateless. He was an excellent organist.
His date of birth is listed as May 18, 1911, on his Brazilian immigration form, and this date also appears in István Zágon’s records.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1934
1942
Szolnok
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
preacher
1942
1945
Szeged
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Helyőrségi Kórház
religious educator, camp chaplain
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1945
1946
St. Marienkirchen
Austria
the chaplain at the U.S. military base
1947
1948
Trani
Italy
Pastor “Delegate of the Holy See for the Care of the Hungarian Faithful in Italy”
1949
1954
Woodford Green
United Kingdom
Az Angliai Római Katolikus Magyarok Szent István Király Egyesülete
pastor
1954
1955
Rio de Janeiro
Brazília
Hungarian pastor
1956
—
Roebling, NJ
USA
pastor
1957
1970
New Brunswick, NJ
USA
parish priest, currently assisting in Passaic, NJ
1971
1979
Milwaukee, WI
USA
parish priest
1980
—
Dewitt, MI
USA
parish priest
1981
—
Roebling, NJ
USA
pastor
1982
—
Detroit, MI
USA
pastor
Literary activity
Amire Krisztus tanított... Szolnok, 1939.
Ave Maria! leánykongregációk számára Szolnok, 1941
Nándorfehérvár – színmű
Cardenal Mindszenty. Rio de Janeiro, 1954.
1949. VIII.–1954. XII(?): az angliai kat. m-ok értesítője a Boldogasszony Népe kiadója
Szent István Népe - magyar újság, 1948. Olaszország
Borsy György Engelbert 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=108 (accessed: 2026-04-05).