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Farkas András, Dr.

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Deceased

Birth data:: Ključarovci, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovenia — November 23, 1908
Death data:: Bridgeport, CT, USA — January 20, 1967
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1934
Place of burial:: Saint Michael's Cemetery
Stratford, CT, USA

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest in 1934. His original diocese and his activities there are unknown. He earned a doctorate in theology. He arrived in the United States in 1947. In 1957, he was sentenced to five days’ suspended imprisonment for causing a car accident. He served primarily as a pastor to the Vends, although he also spoke and used the Hungarian language.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1947	1950	Newton, NJ	USA		Salesian Seminary – Teacher
1951 before	—	Aptos, CA	USA
1951	1957	Bridgeport, CT	USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

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Birth

November 23, 1908

Ključarovci, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovenia

Priestly ordination

1934

Service abroad

1947 – 1950

Newton, NJ, USA

Salesian Seminary – Teacher

Service abroad

1951 – 1957

Bridgeport, CT, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1951

Aptos, CA, USA

Death

January 20, 1967

Bridgeport, CT, USA

Sources

Jó Pásztor, 1957. augusztus 23.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145417872/andrew-l.-farkas✕
https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=CTR19590528-01.2.27&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------✓

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Farkas András, Dr.: 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=250 (accessed: 2026-05-06).