Andrásfalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania — December 4, 1889
Death data:
Gyöngyös, Hungary — March 13, 1945
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Székesfehérvár
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Székesfehérvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — February 20, 1916
Szent István-székesegyház
Biographical data
He began his seminary studies in November 1911, several months after the regular academic year had begun. He was ordained a priest on February 20, 1916, in Székesfehérvár. He arrived in the United States on May 1, 1931, aboard the steamship SS Roma, which had departed from the port of Genoa on April 25. He returned to Hungary around 1937. In 1943, he was arrested in connection with a case involving the forgery of baptismal certificates.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1916
1924
Érd
Hungary
In addition to these posts: Zsámbék, Sóskút, Adony, Káloz, Polgárdi, Pomáz; exact dates unknown; assistant pastor; retired in 1924 for health reasons
1940
—
Érd
Hungary
Ófalu
1942
—
Piliscsaba
Hungary
in retirement (his bishop had placed him on leave of absence due to physical and mental illness), and then in prison
—
—
Gyöngyös
Hungary
Toward the end of his life, he was active in Gyöngyös, possibly with the Franciscans.
Csertő Jakab Gábor: 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=157 (accessed: 2026-04-05).
