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Angyal Lajos

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Angyal Lajos
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Birth data:
Nyírbogdány, Hungary — March 13, 1955
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
previously: Hajdúdorog
Diocese / Order:
Toronto, ON, Kanada
previously: Hajdúdorog (1991 után-tól)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Nyíregyháza, Hungary — April 1, 1979
Biographical data
He was ordained a priest in Nyíregyháza on April 1, 1979. He emigrated to Canada after 1991. On May 8, 2019, the bishop of London, ON, transferred his church to another parish and placed him on the reserve list, but later authorized him to serve in Hamilton, ON, as a Hungarian-speaking priest without special jurisdiction.
He is a married pastor.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1979 1982 Nyíradony Hungary assistant pastor
1979 — Debrecen Hungary assistant pastor
1982 1986 Nyírlövő Hungary assistant pastor, then parish priest
1986 1991 Aranyosapáti Hungary parish priest
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1991 2019 Courtland, ON Canada St. George Greek Catholic Church parish priest
2019 currently active Hamilton, ON Canada pastor
Life timeline
Birth
March 13, 1955
Nyírbogdány, Hungary
Priestly ordination
April 1, 1979
Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Service in the homeland
1979
Debrecen, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1979 – 1982
Nyíradony, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1982 – 1986
Nyírlövő, Hungary
assistant pastor, then parish priest
Service in the homeland
1986 – 1991
Aranyosapáti, Hungary
parish priest
Service abroad
1991 – 2019
Courtland, ON, Canada
St. George Greek Catholic Church
parish priest
Service abroad
2019 – currently active
Hamilton, ON, Canada
pastor
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Citation for this entry
Angyal Lajos: 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=9 (accessed: 2026-04-05).