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Fehér Albert Péter OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Felsőerek, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — May 10, 1892
Death data:: New York, NY, USA — April 23, 1943
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: November 5, 1909
Perpetual vows:: April 11, 1914
Priestly ordination:: June 5, 1916
Place of burial:: ismeretlen

Biographical data

He graduated from the Jesuit high school in Kalocsa. He entered the Franciscan Order on November 5, 1909. He served his novitiate in Pécs, studied philosophy in Baja, and theology in Gyöngyös. He took his perpetual vows on April 11, 1914. He was ordained a priest on June 5, 1916. In 1933, he emigrated to the United States. In early 1943, he suffered a stroke and passed away on Good Friday.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1925	1931	Dunaföldvár	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary		parish priest
1925	—	Mohács	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
1931	1934	Szolnok	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary	Szentháromság templom	parish priest

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1934	1943	New York, NY	USA		Hungarian pastor; parish priest since 1936

Life timeline

Birth

May 10, 1892

Felsőerek, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

November 5, 1909

Perpetual vows

April 11, 1914

Priestly ordination

June 5, 1916

Service in the homeland

1925

Mohács, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1925 – 1931

Dunaföldvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1931 – 1934

Szolnok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Szentháromság templom

parish priest

Service abroad

1934 – 1943

New York, NY, USA

Hungarian pastor; parish priest since 1936

Death

April 23, 1943

New York, NY, USA

Sources

http://archivum.ferencesek.hu/letoltes/schem/Cap.1940.Schem.pdf✓
MKL: New York
MKL: Szolnok-Belváros
Custody of St. John Capistran - Personal Directory Tabula, Roebling, NJ, New Jersey, 1984. 8.
Shvoy: 23, 258.
Káldor-II: 18.
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-20808/new-york-city-deaths-1866-1948?itemId=2723436-&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Rev+Peter+Adalbert+Feher✓

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Fehér Albert Péter 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=259 (accessed: 2026-05-06).