Historical directory of Hungarian, Hungarian-descended, and Hungarian-speaking clergy serving abroad

Berényi Antal

Berényi Antal
Deceased
Birth data:
September 24, 1795
Death data:
Nagyszombat, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia — October 1, 1859
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Esztergom-Budapest (korábban: Esztergom)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
August 23, 1824
Biographical data
His father was Zsigmond Berényi, his mother was Julianna Pongrácz, and he had five siblings. He was a descendant of the Count Berényi family of Karancsberény. He was one of the first Hungarian missionaries. He was ordained a priest on August 23, 1824. On behalf of Archbishop József Kopácsy of Esztergom, he lived in the United States as a missionary from 1825 to 1852.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1824 1825 Vágújhely Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia assistant pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1825 1852 New York, NY USA missionary
1825 1852 Rochester, NY USA missionary
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Priestly ordination
Service in the homeland
18241825
Vágújhely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia
assistant pastor
Service abroad
18251852
New York, NY, USA
missionary
Service abroad
18251852
Rochester, NY, USA
missionary
Death
Nagyszombat, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia
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Citation for this entry
Berényi Antal: 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=73 (accessed: 2026-04-05).