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Csányi Kornél László

Csányi Kornél László
Deceased
Birth data:
Nagyvárad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania — April 29, 1892
Death data:
Budapest, Hungary — January 12, 1953
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Esztergom-Budapest (korábban: Esztergom)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
April 29, 1915
Biographical data
He studied theology in Esztergom and Budapest. He was ordained a priest on April 29, 1915. He lived in the United States from 1922 to 1937. In 1946, he became an archiepiscopal councilor.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1915 Nógrádmarcali Hungary assistant pastor
1916 1922 Budapest Hungary Szent Margit intézet religious educator and assistant pastor
1937 circa Nagyvárad Romania religious educator
1938 circa Budapest Hungary religious educator
1945 after Budapest Hungary retired
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1922 1928 South River, NJ USA parish priest
1928 1934 Carteret, NJ USA
1934 1937 Trenton, NJ USA
1937 Carteret, NJ USA
Life timeline
Birth
Nagyvárad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania
Priestly ordination
Service in the homeland
Nógrádmarcali, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
19161922
Budapest, Hungary
Szent Margit intézet
religious educator and assistant pastor
Service abroad
19221928
South River, NJ, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
19281934
Carteret, NJ, USA
Service abroad
19341937
Trenton, NJ, USA
Service in the homeland
Nagyvárad, Romania
religious educator
Service abroad
Carteret, NJ, USA
Service in the homeland
Budapest, Hungary
religious educator
Service in the homeland
Budapest, Hungary
retired
Death
Budapest, Hungary
Sources
  • Máté: 205,
  • Diós: 94.
  • Beke: 12.
  • Káldor-II: 87.
  • Circulares literae dioecesanae anno 1915. ad clerum archidioecesis strigoniensis a Joanne Cardinale Csernoch principe primate regni Hungariae et archiepiscopo dimissae – 1915. Nr. 2460, Circulares litterae dioecesanae anno 1938 ad clerum archidioecesis strigoniensis dimissae 1938. X. Nr. 5369., Circulares litterae dioecesanae anno – 1946. XI. Nr. 4917.
  • Török: 98, 301.
  • http://www.ppek.hu/k1004.htm
  • k45.htm
  • k596.htm
  • k1009.htm
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Citation for this entry
Csányi Kornél László: 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=148 (accessed: 2026-04-05).