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Dénes János Gergely COr, dr.

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Dénes János Gergely COr, dr.
Deceased
Birth data:
Mezőhegyes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — February 12, 1914
Death data:
St. Catherines, ON, Canada
According to another source: Toronto, ON, Kanada, 1979. szeptember 20 v. 26.
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
previously: Barabita (Congregatio Clericorum Regularium S. Pauli Decollati)
Diocese / Order:
oratóriánus (Congregatio Oratorii)
previously: Barabita (Congregatio Clericorum Regularium S. Pauli Decollati) (1943-ig)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
1934
Priestly ordination:
December 25, 1939
Place of burial:
Holy Cross Cemetery
Welland, ON, Canada
Other name used:
Kriván
Biographical data
He graduated from high school at the Piarist school in Szeged. In 1933, he left the country and went to Belgium to stay with relatives; it was then that he changed his name. In 1934, he entered the Barnabite Order. After his novitiate, he studied in Florence, then in Rome from 1936 to 1940, and was ordained a priest on December 25, 1939. In 1943, he transferred to the Oratorian Order. From 1943 to 1945, he served as secretary of the Hungarian Embassy accredited to the Holy See. In 1944, he earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University. From 1945 to 1949, as a Vatican delegate, he served as chaplain to Hungarian refugees in Austria. From 1950 to 1961, he was a Hungarian priest in Bogotá, Colombia. In 1961, he moved to the United States for health reasons, and in 1967, he settled in Canada.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1943 1945 Róma Italy secretary at the Hungarian Embassy accredited to the Holy See
1945 1949 Ausztria Hungary the Vatican delegate responsible for Hungarian refugees
1950 1961 Bogota Kolumbia pastor of the Hungarian community; from 1956 to 1957, pastor in Rome, Italy, entrusted with the care and coordination of Hungarian refugees on behalf of the Italian Red Cross
1962 1963 Los Angeles, CA USA assistant pastor; listed as Encino, CA, USA in other sources
1965 1966 Buffalo, NY USA
1967 1969 Welland, ON Canada
1971 1972 Port Colborne, ON Canada
1973 1976 St. Catharines, ON Canada
1977 1979 Dunnville, ON Canada
Life timeline
Birth
February 12, 1914
Mezőhegyes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Entry into religious life
1934
Priestly ordination
December 25, 1939
Service abroad
1943 – 1945
Róma, Italy
secretary at the Hungarian Embassy accredited to the Holy See
Service abroad
1945 – 1949
Ausztria, Hungary
the Vatican delegate responsible for Hungarian refugees
Service abroad
1950 – 1961
Bogota, Kolumbia
pastor of the Hungarian community; from 1956 to 1957, pastor in Rome, Italy, entrusted with the care and coordination of Hungarian refugees on behalf of the Italian Red Cross
Service abroad
1962 – 1963
Los Angeles, CA, USA
assistant pastor; listed as Encino, CA, USA in other sources
Service abroad
1965 – 1966
Buffalo, NY, USA
Service abroad
1967 – 1969
Welland, ON, Canada
Service abroad
1971 – 1972
Port Colborne, ON, Canada
Service abroad
1973 – 1976
St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Service abroad
1977 – 1979
Dunnville, ON, Canada
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Citation for this entry
Dénes János Gergely COr, dr.: 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=197 (accessed: 2026-04-05).