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Csete Iván

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Csete Iván
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Birth data:
Budapest, Hungary — September 5, 1936
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
New York, NY, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
New York, NY, USA — October 31, 1981
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Biographical data
He completed his studies as a medical student in Szeged, then left for the United States following the events of 1956. Since he could not finance his medical studies, he became a French teacher. He was ordained a priest on October 31, 1981, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. To this day, he serves the Hungarian community in New York, NY.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1981 1985 assistant pastor (at multiple locations)
1985 1987 New Brunswick, NJ USA novice priest in the Franciscan Order
1987 — Boston, MA USA novice in the Franciscan Order
1988 2014 Forestburgh, NY USA Aquinói Szent Tamás parish priest (as a diocesan priest)
1988 — Burbon, MI USA novice in the Franciscan Order
2014 currently active Port Jervis, NJ USA Retired, but also assists at the Hungarian Mass in New York, NY, USA
Life timeline
Birth
September 5, 1936
Budapest, Hungary
Priestly ordination
October 31, 1981
New York, NY, USA
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Service abroad
1981 – 1985
assistant pastor (at multiple locations)
Service abroad
1985 – 1987
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
novice priest in the Franciscan Order
Service abroad
1987
Boston, MA, USA
novice in the Franciscan Order
Service abroad
1988
Burbon, MI, USA
novice in the Franciscan Order
Service abroad
1988 – 2014
Forestburgh, NY, USA
Aquinói Szent Tamás
parish priest (as a diocesan priest)
Service abroad
2014 – currently active
Port Jervis, NJ, USA
Retired, but also assists at the Hungarian Mass in New York, NY, USA
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Citation for this entry
Csete Iván: 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=158 (accessed: 2026-04-05).