Tápiószele, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — March 31, 1911
Death data:
Dallas, TX, USA — February 5, 1980
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
Zirc, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 29, 1931
Zirci Ciszterci Apátság
First (temporary) vows:
Zirc, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 30, 1932
Zirci Ciszterci Apátság
Perpetual vows:
Zirc, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 23, 1938
Zirci Ciszterci Apátság
Priestly ordination:
June 29, 1938
Place of burial:
Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas
Irving, TX, USA
Biographical data
His parents were László Fehér and Zsuzsanna Visnyei. He entered the Cistercian Order in Zirc on August 29, 1931. He took his first vows on August 30, 1932, and his final vows on June 23, 1938. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1938, by István Zadravecz OFM, retired military bishop. He graduated from the Pázmány Péter Royal University in Budapest with a degree in geography and history. He was under arrest between August and October 1947. He was released from the Markó Street prison on October 22, 1947. He left Hungary on May 25, 1948, and, traveling through Austria, arrived in Rome on July 14, 1948; he arrived in New York by plane on January 29, 1949. He died of a heart attack.
in a monastic community; during that time, he served as novice master from 1960 to 1963, high school teacher from 1962 to 1976, and sacristan and Hungarian pastor from 1976 to 1980
in a monastic community; during that time, he served as novice master from 1960 to 1963, high school teacher from 1962 to 1976, and sacristan and Hungarian pastor from 1976 to 1980
Fehér József Tamás O.Cist: 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=260 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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