He was a student at the Benedictine High School in Pápa. He was ordained a priest on June 24, 1928. On October 24, 1947, he requested from Vienna that his departure from the diocese be acknowledged and that he be granted permission to practice; at that time, he was dismissed from the Diocese of Veszprém. After emigrating to the United States, he was not granted permission to serve as a priest, so he worked as an auto mechanic.