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Dömötör Lajos Ede OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 29, 1918
According to another source: August 23, 1918
Death data:: Caracas, Venezuela — April 9, 1976
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Marianus rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: 1936
Priestly ordination:: July 13, 1941

Biographical data

He entered the Franciscan Province of St. Mary in 1936. Beginning in 1938, he studied at the Antonianum in Rome. He was ordained a priest on July 13, 1941, and earned his doctorate in philosophy in 1945. After World War II, he remained in exile. Between 1945 and 1957, he served in Genoa, where he also worked in the Hungarian department of the Pontifical Relief Committee. From 1951 to 1952, he was the publisher and editor of the émigré journal *Szent István Népe* (The People of St. Stephen), and he also published in other Hungarian émigré newspapers. In 1958, he moved to Argentina, and around 1961–1962, he was appointed Hungarian pastor in Venezuela.

He became one of the most respected pastors of the Hungarian community in Caracas. He played a particularly significant role in helping the poor and the disadvantaged, and he also regularly visited Hungarians living in other cities in Venezuela. During his tenure, Cardinal József Mindszenty visited Caracas in 1975.
Ede Dömötör OFM was greatly loved and respected within the community. According to recollections, he likely passed away on April 9, 1976, in Caracas as a result of overwork. A portrait of him by László Kay, which the community placed there in gratitude, can still be seen today at the Hungarian House in Caracas.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1941	1945	Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		pursuing studies

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1945	1957	Genova, Italy	pastor; he also worked in the Hungarian section of the Papal Relief Committee
1958	1962	Argentina	pastor
1962	1976	Caracas, Venezuela	parish priest, Hungarian pastor

Literary activity

1951–1952 között a Szent István Népe folyóirat kiadója, szerkesztője

Life timeline

Birth

June 29, 1918

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

1936

Priestly ordination

July 13, 1941

Service in the homeland

1941 – 1945

Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

pursuing studies

Service abroad

1945 – 1957

Genova, Italy

pastor; he also worked in the Hungarian section of the Papal Relief Committee

Service abroad

1958 – 1962

Argentina

pastor

Service abroad

1962 – 1976

Caracas, Venezuela

parish priest, Hungarian pastor

Death

April 9, 1976

Caracas, Venezuela

Sources

http://ungerska.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95:venezuelai-magyar-lexikon&catid=53:venezuela&Itemid=87✓
Szolgálat 1976/4. (32.), 92
Németh László Imre: Magyar egyházi személyek Rómában 1943-ban, Magyar Sion XVII (2023) 2/201–235.
Képes Világhiradó, 1960-08-01 / 8. szám, pp. 43.

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Dömötör Lajos Ede 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=218 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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