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Andrássy Béla Oresztes

Andrássy Béla Oresztes
Deceased
Birth data:
1894 circa
Death data:
1945 before
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
ismeretlen (nincs adat)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
ismeretlen
Place of burial:
ismeretlen
Biographical data
His father’s first name was Andrej. The date and place of his ordination are unknown. He arrived in the United States on June 1, 1921, aboard the ship Drottingholm, which had departed from Gothenburg, Sweden. He stated his age as 27 at the time. He listed his nationality as Czechoslovakian and his ethnicity as Hungarian.
Notes
Török is the only source that mentions his place of service as Portage, PA, USA; it cannot be found in any other sources.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1922 1922 Bridgeport, CT USA
1922 1926 Eire, PA USA
1922 Detroit, MI USA
1926 1927 Cleveland, OH USA Szent Erzsébet templom
1926 Portage, PA USA
1926 Johnstown, PA USA
1929 Roebling, NJ USA
Life timeline
Birth
Service abroad
19221922
Bridgeport, CT, USA
Service abroad
Detroit, MI, USA
Service abroad
19221926
Eire, PA, USA
Service abroad
Portage, PA, USA
Service abroad
Johnstown, PA, USA
Service abroad
19261927
Cleveland, OH, USA
Szent Erzsébet templom
Service abroad
Roebling, NJ, USA
Death
Sources
  • MKL: Bridgeport
  • Mesterházy:2001
  • Török: 258
  • Máté: 203.
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Citation for this entry
Andrássy Béla Oresztes: 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=7 (accessed: 2026-04-05).