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Békés György Menyhért OFM

Békés György Menyhért OFM
Deceased
Birth data:
Érd, Hungary — February 13, 1911
Death data:
Melbourne, Ausztrália — August 31, 1996
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
August 15, 1929
Perpetual vows:
June 23, 1934
Priestly ordination:
Szombathely, Hungary — June 21, 1936
Place of burial:
Box Hill
Whitehorse City, Ausztrália
Biographical data
He entered the Franciscan Order on August 15, 1929. He took his final vows on June 23, 1934. He was ordained a priest by Bishop József Grősz, Apostolic Administrator of Szombathely, on June 21, 1936. From 1971 to 1978, he served as a pastor in Adelaide, Australia, and then retired.
According to some accounts, he was a man of a very difficult temperament and quick to anger.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1938 1938 Felsősegesd Hungary assistant pastor
1940 1940 Búcsúszentlászló Hungary religious educator
1942 1942 Veszprém Hungary religious educator
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1971 1971 Youngstown, OH USA Saint Francis of Assisi Parish
1971 1978 Adelaide Ausztrália parish priest, then retired
Life timeline
Birth
Érd, Hungary
Entry into religious life
Perpetual vows
Priestly ordination
Szombathely, Hungary
Service in the homeland
19381938
Felsősegesd, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
19401940
Búcsúszentlászló, Hungary
religious educator
Service in the homeland
19421942
Veszprém, Hungary
religious educator
Service abroad
19711971
Youngstown, OH, USA
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish
Service abroad
19711978
Adelaide, Ausztrália
parish priest, then retired
Death
Melbourne, Ausztrália
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Citation for this entry
Békés György Menyhért 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=77 (accessed: 2026-04-05).