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Chronology of 1939

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Events of the year
24
Ongoing entries
63
Birth
1
Death
1
Priestly ordination
6

Current changes in the year

Personal and service-history events that started, ended, or can otherwise be dated to this year, in chronological order.
1939
⌂
Antal Boldizsár Regináld OFM
Roman Catholic • religious brother (not ordained priest) • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)
Beginning of domestic service
Entry into religious life
⌂
Beginning of domestic service
1939 – 1945
in military service
✧
Entry into religious life
March 23, 1939
1939
⛪
Bartha Károly SVD
Roman Catholic • priest • verbita (Societas Verbi Divini)
Priestly ordination
⛪
Priestly ordination
1939
1939
⛪
Barát Ferenc Benignusz OSB
Roman Catholic • priest • bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)
Priestly ordination
Beginning of domestic service
⛪
Priestly ordination
June 18, 1939
⌂
Beginning of domestic service
1939 – 1940
Győrszentiván, Hungary - religious educator
1939
✈
Bor Sándor
Roman Catholic • priest • Pécs
Transfer (new place of service)
Transfer (new place of service)
✈
Transfer (new place of service)
1939
román templom, Trenton, NJ, USA - interim pastor
✈
Transfer (new place of service)
1939 – 1949
South River, NJ, USA - parish priest
1939
⌂
Borbély Honor OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Marianus rendtartomány)
Transfer (new place of service)
Transfer (new place of service)
⌂
Transfer (new place of service)
1939
Székesfehérvár, Hungary - preacher
⌂
Transfer (new place of service)
1939
Felsősegesd, Hungary - assistant pastor, religious educator
1939
⌂
Borbély István SJ
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita
Return home
Perpetual vows
⌂
Return home
1939 – 1943
Szeged - the college rector, professor of dogmatic theology, and advisor to the provincial superior
✧
Perpetual vows
February 2, 1939
1939
⌂
Békési István SJ
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita
Transfer (new place of service)
⌂
Transfer (new place of service)
1939 – 1941
Budapest, Hungary - philosophy studies (to be continued in Košice)
1939
✈
Bónis Lajos Arkangyal OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)
Transfer (new place of service)
✈
Transfer (new place of service)
1939
South Bend, OH, USA
1939
⛪
Dely Péter Brunó OSM, Dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • szervita (Ordo Servorum Beatae Virginis Mariae)
Priestly ordination
Beginning of domestic service
⛪
Priestly ordination
November 5, 1939
Róma, Italy
⌂
Beginning of domestic service
1939 – 1967
Máriaremete, Budapest, Hungary - He was a rookie officer and also served in Máriaremete, Eger, Makó, and Budapest.
1939
✈
Derecskei János SJ
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Transfer (new place of service)
✈
Transfer (new place of service)
1939 – 1954
Isztambul, Törökország - Hungarian pastor
1939
⌂
Diczky Pál
Roman Catholic • priest • Rozsnyó
Transfer (new place of service)
⌂
Transfer (new place of service)
1939
Evangélikus kereskedelmi középiskola, hitoktató
1939
✈
Dismacsek Ferenc
Roman Catholic • priest • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Transfer (previous place of service)
Return home
✈
Transfer (previous place of service)
1934 – 1939
Pittsburgh, PA, USA - assistant pastor
⌂
Return home
1939 – 1940
Polgárdi, Magyar Királyság - assistant pastor
1939
✈
Domitrovics István SDB
Roman Catholic • priest • szalézi (Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii)
Beginning of foreign service
✈
Beginning of foreign service
1939 – 1979
Brazília - He worked in the Amazon, along the Rio Negro, and then in Manaus; eventually, he became an itinerant missionary
1939
•
Domonkos László SVD
Roman Catholic • priest • verbita (Societas Verbi Divini)
Rendbe lépés
•
Rendbe lépés
1939
1939
✠
Dudás Miklós Mihály OSBM, püspök
Greek Catholic • bishop • Hajdúdorog
Episcopal consecration
Transfer (previous place of service)
Return home
✠
Episcopal consecration
May 14, 1939
Máriapócs, Magyar Királyság
⌂
Transfer (previous place of service)
1932 – 1939
Máriapócs, Magyar Királyság - Head of the House, Head of the Hungarian Branch of the Order (1933–1939)
⌂
Return home
1939 – 1972
Nyíregyháza, Hungary - Bishop of Hajdúdorog, Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc
1939
⛪
Dunay Antal, Dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • Paterson, NJ, USA
Priestly ordination
Beginning of domestic service
⛪
Priestly ordination
July 9, 1939
Bécs, Austria
⌂
Beginning of domestic service
1939
Herminamezői Szentlélek Plébánia, Budapest, Magyar Királyság - assistant pastor
1939
⌂
Dám Antal Ince OFM, Dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)
Transfer (previous place of service)
⌂
Transfer (previous place of service)
1934 – 1939
Jászberény, Magyar Királyság - preacher, religious educator, editor of *Szív*
1939
⌂
Négyessy Bertalan
Reformed • pastor
Transfer (new place of service)
⌂
Transfer (new place of service)
1939 – 1945
Hungary - camp chaplain
1939
★
Csiszár István
Roman Catholic • priest • Hamilton, ON, Canada
Birth
★
Birth
February 2, 1939
Veszprém, Hungary
1939
⛪
Dengl György Miklós OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)
Priestly ordination
⛪
Priestly ordination
June 29, 1939
1939
•
Bielek József SJ
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Első (egyszerű) fogadalom
•
Első (egyszerű) fogadalom
August 14, 1939
1939
⛪
Dénes János Gergely COr, dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • oratóriánus (Congregatio Oratorii)
Priestly ordination
⛪
Priestly ordination
December 25, 1939
1939
✧
Csizmazia Lajos Placid O.Cist, dr
Roman Catholic • priest • ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Perpetual vows
✧
Perpetual vows
December 30, 1939
Zirci Ciszterci Apátság, Zirc, Hungary

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Ongoing entries

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1910
✈
Biskoroványi Vilmos O.Praem
Roman Catholic • priest • premontrei (Ordo Praemonstratensis)
Service abroad
✈
1910 – 1952
szlovák templom, Guttenberg, NJ, USA - parish priest
1915
⌂
Borsányi Jenő Gáspár Balázs OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztránus rendtartomány)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1915 – 1950
Baja
⌂
1915 – 1950
Budapest
⌂
1915 – 1950
Eger
⌂
1915 – 1950
Hatvan
⌂
1915 – 1950
Kecskemét
⌂
1915 – 1950
Szeged
⌂
1915 – 1950
Szigetvár
⌂
1915 – 1950
Szolnok
⌂
1915 – 1950
Kaplony, Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia
1921
⌂
Császik István Ferenc, Msgr., dr
Roman Catholic • priest • Veszprém
Service in the homeland
⌂
1921 – 1941
Szent Imre templom, Kaposvár, Hungary - pastor and high school teacher; member of the Kaposvár City Council; member of the Somogy County Legislative Committee, the County Assembly, the Physical Education Nominating Committee, and the Public Utilities Supervisory Board.
1921
✈
Deutsch Alcuin OSB, dr. apát
Roman Catholic • priest • bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)
Service abroad
✈
1921 – 1950
St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN, USA - abbot
1922
⌂
Bliesz Ádám
Roman Catholic • priest • Esztergom-Budapest (formerly: Esztergom)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1922 – 1942
Nagylég, Csehszlovákia - parish priest
1922
✈
Bíró Gergely Lőrinc OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)
Service abroad
✈
1922 – 1946
South Bend, IN, USA - missionary pastor (in the U.S. and Baberton, OH, U.S.)
✈
1931 – 1946
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Youngstown, OH, USA
1924
✈
Domitrovics József SDB, püspök
Roman Catholic • bishop • szalézi (Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii)
Service abroad
✈
1924 – 1949
Brazília - missionary at the Rio Negro settlement in the Amazon Basin. From 1939, he worked among the Tucano Indians on the border between Venezuela and Colombia
1925
⌂
Aubermann Miklós, Dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • Esztergom-Budapest (formerly: Esztergom)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1925 – 1944
Nepumuki Szent János plébánia, Budaörs, Hungary - administrator, then parish priest
1925
✈
Demkó Zoltán, dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • Szeged-Csanád (formerly: Csanád)
Service abroad
✈
1925 – 1947
Szent Antal templom, Fairport, NY, USA - parish priest
1927
✈
Annabring József, Superior, WI 7. püspöke
Roman Catholic • bishop • Superior, WI, USA
Service abroad
✈
1927 – 1954
Superior, WI, USA - assistant pastor, then parish priest at the same church starting in 1936; he also taught at the church school and served as an assistant coach
1927
⌂
Barta József Leonard O.Cist
Roman Catholic • priest • ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1927 – 1950
Ciszterci rendi katolikus gimnázium, Baja, Hungary - High school teacher; deputy principal from 1946 to 1948; assistant headmaster from 1947 to 1950
1927
✈
Csáky Antal, Dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • Kassa
Service abroad
✈
1927 – 1947
Flint, MI, USA
1927
✈
Dávid Ferenc
Roman Catholic • priest • Szombathely
Service abroad
✈
1927 – 1960
Yonkers, NY, USA - church builder, founding pastor
1928
✈
Beretz Basil
Greek Catholic • priest • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Service abroad
✈
1928 – 1945
Szent Miklós templom, Yonkers, NY, USA - parish priest
1929
⌂
Dzubay Hilárion Vidor
Greek Catholic • priest • Munkács
Service in the homeland
⌂
1929 – 1949
Kajdanó, Szovjetunió - parish priest, retired since 1943
1931
⌂
Bittmann Antal
Roman Catholic • priest • Veszprém
Service in the homeland
⌂
1931 – 1940
Úrkút, Hungary - administrator
1931
✈
Boehnlein Ferenc
Roman Catholic • priest • Cleveland, OH, USA
Service abroad
✈
1931 – 1964
Independence, OH, USA
1931
⌂
Burka János Kelemen OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Marianus rendtartomány)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1931 – 1948
Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium, Esztergom, Hungary - regular teacher
1932
⌂
Bognár Pál
Roman Catholic • priest • Veszprém
Service in the homeland
⌂
1932 – 1958
Pápa, Hungary - retired
1932
✈
Bíró József Benedek OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Szent István Kusztódia)
Service abroad
✈
1932 – 1952
Fairfield, OH, USA - parish priest, including in Bridgeport, CT in 1945
1932
✈
Czezárovits Balázs SDB
Roman Catholic • priest • szalézi (Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii)
Service abroad
✈
1932 – 1954
Lorena, Brazília - catechist, later pastor to the Hungarian community in Santa Catarina and São Paulo, and subsequently a military chaplain.
1932
✈
Ditelján István Gyula, dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • Kalocsa-Kecskemét (korábban Kalocsa, Kalocsa-Bács)
Service abroad
✈
1932 – 1944
Newark, NJ, USA - parish priest
1932
✈
Baráth Sándor Benedek OFM
Roman Catholic • religious brother (not ordained priest) • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)
Service abroad
✈
1932 előtt – 1945 után
Kína - missionary in various locations, gardener, kitchen assistant
1933
⌂
Antal János SDB
Roman Catholic • priest • szalézi (Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1933 – 1948
Segítő Szűz Mária Lelkészség, Budapest, Hungary - provincial governor
1933
✈
Bodnár Vince
Roman Catholic • priest • Hartford, CT, USA
Service abroad
✈
1933 – 1948
Wallingford, CT, USA
1933
⌂
Brunner Emőd László OSB, dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1933 – 1948
Budapest, Hungary - high school teacher
1933
⌂
Deésy István Ipoly OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1933 – 1942
Székelyudvarhely, Romania - Prefect of the Collegium Seraphicum, professor of philosophy, master of the laity, chaplain, and member of the Definitory
1934
✈
Bereczky Jenő, dr.
Greek Catholic • priest • Eperjes
Service abroad
✈
1934 – 1960
Chicago, IL, USA - parish priest
1934
⌂
Borsy György Engelbert OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1934 – 1942
Szolnok, Magyar Királyság - preacher
1934
✈
Denka J. Ferenc
Roman Catholic • priest • Cleveland, OH, USA
Service abroad
✈
1934 – 1941
Szent Margit kórház, Cleveland, OH, USA
1935
✈
András Antal Jeromos OFM
Roman Catholic • religious brother (not ordained priest) • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)
Service abroad
✈
1935 – 1953
Holy Trinity Hungarian Roman Catholic Church:, Farrel, PA, USA
1935
✈
Bali István
Roman Catholic • priest • Detroit, MI, USA
Service abroad
✈
1935 – 1969
Szent Kereszt templom, Detroit, MI, USA - assistant pastor
1935
⌂
Balogh Bálint
Greek Catholic • priest • Hajdúdorog
Service in the homeland
⌂
1935 – 1940
Budapest, Magyar Királyság - organizing pastor
1935
✈
Balogh János Benignusz OFM
Roman Catholic • religious brother (not ordained priest) • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)
Service abroad
✈
1935 – 1955
New Brunswick, NJ, USA - Founder and Director of the St. Imre Youth Club
1935
⌂
Bartha Károly SVD
Roman Catholic • priest • verbita (Societas Verbi Divini)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1935 – 1942
Názáret Missziósház és Szent Arnold Lelkigyakorlatos Ház, Budatétény, Hungary - financial manager
1935
✈
Brunner József Columbinus SVD
Roman Catholic • religious brother (not ordained priest) • verbita (Societas Verbi Divini)
Service abroad
✈
1935 – 1975
Chile - monk, cook
1936
⌂
Bakos István
Roman Catholic • priest • Youngstown, OH, USA
Service in the homeland
⌂
1936 – 1944
Alexandriai Szent Katalin Plébánia, Szőreg, Hungary - assistant pastor
1936
⌂
Dallos Ferenc
Roman Catholic • priest • Győr
Service in the homeland
⌂
1936 – 1941
Gyárváros, Győr, Magyar Királyság - assistant pastor
1936
⌂
Ecker Jenő SJ
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1936 – 1941
Hódmezővásárhely, Magyar Királyság - parish priest
1937
⌂
Bacsinszky Sándor
Greek Catholic • priest • Munkács
Service in the homeland
⌂
1937 – 1946
Munkács - fund administrator (1937–1942), cashier (1942–1945), field chaplain
1937
⌂
Balázskövi József SDB
Roman Catholic • priest • szalézi (Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1937 – 1941
Újpest, Budapest, Hungary - director of the institute
1937
✈
Bartkó Péter OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Sacred Heart Province)
Service abroad
✈
1937 – 1940
Chicago, IL, USA
1937
⌂
Dancsecs Imre
Roman Catholic • priest • Szombathely
Service in the homeland
⌂
1937 – 1958
Répceszentgyörgy, Hungary - parish priest
1938
⌂
Bali Béla (SDB)
Roman Catholic • priest • Eger
Service in the homeland
⌂
1938 – 1944
Mezőnyárád, Hungary - novice master, novice director, and later parish priest
1938
✈
Bartkó Alajos
Roman Catholic • priest • Cleveland, OH, USA
Service abroad
✈
1938 – 1942
Szent Erzsébet templom, Cleveland, OH, USA - assistant pastor
1938
✈
Blihár Viktor Barnabás OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Kapisztrán Kusztódia)
Service abroad
✈
1938 – 1945
New York, NY, USA
✈
1938 – 1947
Roebling, NY, USA
1938
⌂
Bátori József Sch.P
Roman Catholic • priest • piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1938 – 1945
Piarista Gimnázium, Debrecen - Director, Organizer of the Business Department
1938
⌂
Bíró Mihály
Roman Catholic • priest • Székesfehérvár
Service in the homeland
⌂
1938 – 1941
retired
1938
✈
Cak Stanley A.
Roman Catholic • priest
Service abroad
✈
1938 – 1941
St. Joseph és St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo, IN, USA - assistant pastor, hospital chaplain
1938
⌂
Csiez Csízz János
Roman Catholic • priest • Esztergom-Budapest (formerly: Esztergom)
Service in the homeland
⌂
1938 – 1942
Budapest, Hungary - in an unknown position
1938
✈
Csornyák Péter Oreszt
ortodox • bishop • Amerikai Kárpát-orosz ortodox egyház
Service abroad
✈
1938 – 1977
USA - Bishop of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church; Metropolitan of Agathonikeia from 1966
1938
✈
Doveson Dezső OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztránus rendtartomány)
Service abroad
✈
1938 – 1946
Hunan, Kína - missionary
1938
⌂
Dunda Ernő, Msgr. dr
Greek Catholic • priest • Munkács
Service in the homeland
⌂
1938 – 1945
görög katolikus líceum, Ungvár, Magyar Királyság - Assistant principal; principal from 1939; regular religion teacher; teacher of the history of education, logic, pedagogy, psychology, history, and handicrafts