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Erdős Sándor Apollinár OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Dávod, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — January 1, 1897
Death data:: Dewitt, MI, USA — November 8, 1968
According to another source: Warwick, NJ, USA
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 27, 1913
Perpetual vows:: October 4, 1919
Priestly ordination:: Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 29, 1920
Place of burial:: Roebling, NJ, USA

Biographical data

He entered the Franciscan Order on August 27, 1913, and took his solemn vows on October 4, 1919. He was ordained a priest in Eger on June 29, 1920. From 1929 to 1950, he served as a missionary in China, and after his expulsion, in Hong Kong, Australia, and then the United States.
There was a massive storm on the day of his funeral.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1920	1929	Eger	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1929	1950		Kína		missionary
1950	1957		Ausztrália		missionary
1957	1964	Flemington, NJ	USA		the chaplain to the Carmelite nuns and leader of their Third Order
1965	1967	New Brunswick, NJ	USA	Szent László templom	Hungarian-language celebrant
1968	—	Dewitt, MI	USA

Literary activity

Vándorúton Ázsia földjén. (Missziós tört-ek) Bp., 1946. (Ferences világmissziók 42.)

Life timeline

Birth

January 1, 1897

Dávod, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 27, 1913

Perpetual vows

October 4, 1919

Priestly ordination

June 29, 1920

Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1920 – 1929

Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service abroad

1929 – 1950

Kína

missionary

Service abroad

1950 – 1957

Ausztrália

missionary

Service abroad

1957 – 1964

Flemington, NJ, USA

the chaplain to the Carmelite nuns and leader of their Third Order

Service abroad

1965 – 1967

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Szent László templom

Hungarian-language celebrant

Death

November 8, 1968

Dewitt, MI, USA

Service abroad

1968

Dewitt, MI, USA

Sources

OFM-K-1994: 40.;
MKL: Erdős;
Szolgálat: 1. (1969/1), pp. 86.;
KMVÉ: 1957-1968.;
Új Ember, 1968-12-01., pp. 4.;
http://archivnet.hu/a-megkerult-irattar-magyar-allampolgarok-es-erdekvedelmuk-sanghajban-a-20-szazad-elso-feleben✓
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Erdős Sándor Apollinár 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=236 (accessed: 2026-05-06).