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Balássy Géza

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Deceased

Birth data:: Debrecen, Hungary — April 3, 1929
Death data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — March 30, 2004
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: deacon
Ordination to the diaconate:: June 19, 1977

Biographical data

A permanent, married deacon. In 1952, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison in a joint trial with Piarist György Bulányi. He defected after 1956. His wife was Ilona Balássy; they had seven children. He was ordained a deacon on June 19, 1977.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1977	1980	Cleveland, OH	USA	Szent Erzsébet templom	deacon
1977	1986	Akron, OH	USA	Jézus Szíve R.K egyházközség	parish administrator
1980	2004	Cleveland, OH	USA	Szent Imre templom	deacon

Life timeline

Birth

April 3, 1929

Debrecen, Hungary

Ordination to the diaconate

June 19, 1977

Service abroad

1977 – 1986

Akron, OH, USA

Jézus Szíve R.K egyházközség

parish administrator

Service abroad

1977 – 1980

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet templom

deacon

Service abroad

1980 – 2004

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Imre templom

deacon

Death

March 30, 2004

Cleveland, OH, USA

Sources

http://bocs.hu/eletharm/ev/ev01429.htm✓
MKL: Akron
KMVÉ: 1987
Címtár: 1992.
Új Ember, 2002-07-07., pp. 9.;
KMV: 1982-05-23., pp. 5.
New Yorki Magyar Élet, 1977-07-16., pp. 7.;

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Balássy Géza: 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=33 (accessed: 2026-04-05).