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Éles Ferenc

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Éles Ferenc
Deceased
Birth data:
New Brunswick, NJ, USA — 1927
Death data:
Boynton Beach, FL, USA — February 26, 2018
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Passaic, NJ, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
March 21, 1965
Biographical data
He was a student at Highland Park High School and later served in World War II. He studied for a few years at Niagara University, then became a student at the Greek Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh. On March 21, 1965, he was ordained a priest alongside Péter Kerényi. He retired in 1994 and spent the final years of his life in Florida, serving as an assistant pastor.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1970 1994 New Brunswick, NJ USA parish priest, currently serving in Perth Amboy, NJ
1971 1974 New York, NY USA assistant pastor
1994 2018 Boynton Beach, FL USA retired
Life timeline
Birth
1927
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Priestly ordination
March 21, 1965
Service abroad
1970 – 1994
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
parish priest, currently serving in Perth Amboy, NJ
Service abroad
1971 – 1974
New York, NY, USA
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1994 – 2018
Boynton Beach, FL, USA
retired
Death
February 26, 2018
Boynton Beach, FL, USA
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Citation for this entry
Éles Ferenc: 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=247 (accessed: 2026-05-06).