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Dömötör Lajos Ede OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 29, 1918
According to another source: August 23, 1918
Death data:: Caracas, Venezuela — April 9, 1976
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Marianus rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: 1936
Priestly ordination:: July 13, 1941

Biographical data

He entered the Marianist Province in 1936. Beginning in 1938, he studied at the Antonianum in Rome. He was ordained a priest on July 13, 1941, and earned his doctorate in philosophy in 1945. He left Hungary for good in 1945. In 1958, he moved to South America. In 1961, he was elected president of the Venezuelan Council of the Hungarian Liberation Committee.
Ede Dömötör was held in high esteem and respect within the community, and his portrait, painted by László Kay, still hangs on the wall of the Hungarian House in Caracas.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1941	1945		Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary		pursuing studies

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1945	1957	Genova	Italy	pastor; he also worked in the Hungarian section of the Papal Relief Committee
1958	1962		Argentína	pastor
1962	1976	Caracas	Venezuela	parish priest, Hungarian pastor

Literary activity

1951–1952 között a Szent István Népe folyóirat kiadója, szerkesztője

Life timeline

Birth

June 29, 1918

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

1936

Priestly ordination

July 13, 1941

Service in the homeland

1941 – 1945

Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

pursuing studies

Service abroad

1945 – 1957

Genova, Italy

pastor; he also worked in the Hungarian section of the Papal Relief Committee

Service abroad

1958 – 1962

Argentína

pastor

Service abroad

1962 – 1976

Caracas, Venezuela

parish priest, Hungarian pastor

Death

April 9, 1976

Caracas, Venezuela

Sources

http://ungerska.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95:venezuelai-magyar-lexikon&catid=53:venezuela&Itemid=87✓
Szolgálat 1976/4. (32.), 92
Németh László Imre: Magyar egyházi személyek Rómában 1943-ban, Magyar Sion XVII (2023) 2/201–235.

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Citation for this entry

Dömötör Lajos Ede 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=218 (accessed: 2026-04-05).