Historical directory of Hungarian, Hungarian-descended, and Hungarian-speaking clergy serving abroad

Borsy György Engelbert OFM

Borsy György Engelbert OFM
Deceased
Birth data:
Pécs, Hungary — May 17, 1911
According to another source: May 18, 1911
Death data:
Detroit, MI, USA — August 24, 1982
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
August 28, 1927
Perpetual vows:
June 23, 1932
Priestly ordination:
Eger, Hungary — June 17, 1934
Biographical data
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
Life timeline
Birth
Pécs, Hungary
Entry into religious life
Perpetual vows
Priestly ordination
Eger, Hungary
Service in the homeland
19341942
Szolnok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
preacher
Service in the homeland
19421945
Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Helyőrségi Kórház
religious educator, camp chaplain
Service abroad
19451946
St. Marienkirchen, Austria
the chaplain at the U.S. military base
Service abroad
19471948
Trani, Italy
Pastor “Delegate of the Holy See for the Care of the Hungarian Faithful in Italy”
Service abroad
19491954
Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Az Angliai Római Katolikus Magyarok Szent István Király Egyesülete
pastor
Service abroad
19541955
Rio de Janeiro, Brazília
Hungarian pastor
Service abroad
Roebling, NJ, USA
pastor
Service abroad
19571970
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
parish priest, currently assisting in Passaic, NJ
Service abroad
19711979
Milwaukee, WI, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
Dewitt, MI, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
Roebling, NJ, USA
pastor
Death
Detroit, MI, USA
Service abroad
Detroit, MI, USA
pastor
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Citation for this entry
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).