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Feisz Lajos Hugolin OFM

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Birth data:: Csáktornya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Croatia — May 20, 1885
Death data:: Milwaukee, WI, USA — March 3, 1944
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: Pécs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — September 4, 1901
Perpetual vows:: June 25, 1907
Priestly ordination:: September 22, 1908
Place of burial:: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Other name used:: Feysz

Biographical data

He completed his high school studies in Nagykanizsa. He entered the Franciscan Order in Pécs on September 4, 1901. He completed his theological studies in Baja. He took his perpetual vows on June 25, 1907. He was ordained a priest on September 22, 1908. In 1920, he was arrested by Czechoslovak authorities, tortured, and then expelled from the country. He arrived in the United States on March 6, 1924. He served in the Hungarian pastoral ministry until 1931, when he joined the Croatian Franciscans, and then returned to the service of the Hungarians in 1934.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1908	1920	Bártfa	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary		house manager
1920 after	—	Eger	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1924	1927	New Brunswick, NJ	USA		assistant pastor (in Alpha, NJ, in 1927) and, during this period, in Woodbridge, NJ
1927	1930	Woodbridge, NJ	USA		parish priest
1931	1934	West Allis, WI	USA		in the Croatian Franciscan community, volunteer, Portland, OR, USA, Chicago, IL
1934	1944	Milwaukee, WI, USA	USA	Szent Imre templom	parish priest

Literary activity

Az amerikai magyar sajtó mérlege, Katholikus szemle, 1926/40. 3.sz. 129-139.

Life timeline

Birth

May 20, 1885

Csáktornya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Croatia

Entry into religious life

September 4, 1901

Pécs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Perpetual vows

June 25, 1907

Priestly ordination

September 22, 1908

Service in the homeland

1908 – 1920

Bártfa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

house manager

Service in the homeland

1920

Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service abroad

1924 – 1927

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

assistant pastor (in Alpha, NJ, in 1927) and, during this period, in Woodbridge, NJ

Service abroad

1927 – 1930

Woodbridge, NJ, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1931 – 1934

West Allis, WI, USA

in the Croatian Franciscan community, volunteer, Portland, OR, USA, Chicago, IL

Service abroad

1934 – 1944

Milwaukee, WI, USA, USA

Szent Imre templom

parish priest

Death

March 3, 1944

Milwaukee, WI, USA

Sources

http://archivum.ferencesek.hu/letoltes/schem/Cap.1925.Schem.pdf✓
MKL: Woodbridge-i Kármelhegyi Boldogasszony egyházközség
Kassai Újság, 1920. november 3., pp. 2.
Máté: 208.
Török: 311, 407.
Káldor-II: 130.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161438480/alojzije-feysz✕

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Feisz Lajos Hugolin 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=264 (accessed: 2026-05-06).