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Csete Iván

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Csete Iván
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Birth data:
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — September 5, 1936
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
New York, NY, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
New York, NY, USA — October 31, 1981
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Biographical data
He completed his studies as a medical student in Szeged, then left for the United States after the events of 1956. Since he could not afford to finance his medical studies, he became a French teacher. He was ordained a priest on October 31, 1981, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. To this day, he continues to serve the Hungarian community in New York, NY.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1981 1985 Amenia, NY, USA Immaculate Conception assistant pastor
1985 1987 New Brunswick, NJ, USA Szent László R. K. Egyházközség novice priest in the Franciscan Order
1987 Boston, MA, USA novice in the Franciscan Order
1988 Burbon, MI, USA novice in the Franciscan Order
1989 1990 Manhattan, NY, USA Mary Manning Walsh Home assistant pastor
1990 1993 Staten Island, NY, USA St. Christopher’s assistant pastor
1993 1997 USA Naval Chaplain’s Assistant
1997 1998 Manhattan, NY, USA Our Lady of Victory, assistant pastor
1998 2011 after Forestburgh, NY, USA Aquinói Szent Tamás administrator, parish priest since 1999
2014 currently active Port Jervis, NY, USA St. Mary’s Retired, but also assists as a Hungarian Mass celebrant in New York, NY, USA
Life timeline
Birth
September 5, 1936
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Priestly ordination
October 31, 1981
New York, NY, USA
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Service abroad
1981 – 1985
Amenia, NY, USA
Immaculate Conception
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1985 – 1987
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Szent László R. K. Egyházközség
novice priest in the Franciscan Order
Service abroad
1987
Boston, MA, USA
novice in the Franciscan Order
Service abroad
1988
Burbon, MI, USA
novice in the Franciscan Order
Service abroad
1989 – 1990
Manhattan, NY, USA
Mary Manning Walsh Home
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1990 – 1993
Staten Island, NY, USA
St. Christopher’s
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1993 – 1997
USA
Naval Chaplain’s Assistant
Service abroad
1997 – 1998
Manhattan, NY, USA
Our Lady of Victory,
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1998 – 2011
Forestburgh, NY, USA
Aquinói Szent Tamás
administrator, parish priest since 1999
Service abroad
2014 – currently active
Port Jervis, NY, USA
St. Mary’s
Retired, but also assists as a Hungarian Mass celebrant in New York, NY, USA
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Citation for this entry
Csete Iván: 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=158 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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