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Dengl György Miklós OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Újarad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Aradu Nou, Romania — March 7, 1916
Death data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — October 2, 1998
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 29, 1932
Perpetual vows:: March 29, 1938
Priestly ordination:: June 29, 1939

Biographical data

He entered the Franciscan Order on August 29, 1932. His novice master was P. Seler Szolán. He took his perpetual vows on March 29, 1938. He completed his studies in philosophy at Csíksomlyó and in theology at Vajdahunyad. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1939. In 1943, the Order sent him to Rome to study biblical studies, from where he was unable to return home, so he was sent to the United States in 1948. From 1964 to 1976, he served as the head of the custodianship.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1940	1941	Máriaradna, Romania	Radna		confessor, pastor
1941	1943				is stationed at an unknown location

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1943	1946	Róma, Italy		Biblical studies
1946	1948	Milano, Italy		pastor
1948	1952	Cleveland, OH, USA		editor and publisher
1952	1961	Barberton, OH, USA	Szentháromság R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1965	1976	Youngstown, OH, USA	Saint Francis of Assisi Parish	parish priest
1976	1978	Barberton, OH, USA		parish priest
1978	1989	Youngstown, OH, USA	Saint Francis of Assisi Parish	parish priest

Literary activity

Vasfüggöny keresztút 1945-1965 (összeállította Dengl Miklós O.F.M.)
Az olaszországi menekült magyarok lapjának szerkesztője
A Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapja felelős szerkesztője
Church in Barberton. Barberton, Ohio, 1958.

Life timeline

Birth

March 7, 1916

Újarad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Aradu Nou, Romania

Entry into religious life

August 29, 1932

Perpetual vows

March 29, 1938

Priestly ordination

June 29, 1939

Service in the homeland

1940 – 1941

Máriaradna, Romania, currently Radna

confessor, pastor

Service in the homeland

1941 – 1943

is stationed at an unknown location

Service abroad

1943 – 1946

Róma, Italy

Biblical studies

Service abroad

1946 – 1948

Milano, Italy

pastor

Service abroad

1948 – 1952

Cleveland, OH, USA

editor and publisher

Service abroad

1952 – 1961

Barberton, OH, USA

Szentháromság R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1965 – 1976

Youngstown, OH, USA

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish

parish priest

Service abroad

1976 – 1978

Barberton, OH, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1978 – 1989

Youngstown, OH, USA

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish

parish priest

Death

October 2, 1998

Youngstown, OH, USA

Sources

http://szent.blog.hu/2014/04/09/vasfuggony_keresztut_19451965_osszeallitotta_dengl_miklos_o_f_m✓
MKL: Youngtown
MKL: Baberton
Kusztódia: 11, 13, 32-33.
KMVÉ: 1950-1989.
Török: 69, 324, 402.
Az Erdélyi Ferences Gyűjtőlevéltár információi alapján.

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Dengl György Miklós 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=191 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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