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Ferencz György

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Birth data:: West Virgina, USA — April 1, 1908
Death data:: Cleveland, OH, Hungary — December 21, 1948
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1936
Place of burial:: Calvary Cemetery
Cleveland, OH, USA
Other name used:: Ferenc György

Biographical data

He was a second-generation Hungarian. His parents were István Ferencz and Szidónia Szalai. In 1917, he moved with his parents from Fairport Harbor to Cleveland. He attended St. Elizabeth School. He was ordained a priest in 1936. After four years of illness, he died of heart failure caused by asthma.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1936	1937	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1938	1941	Lorain, OH, USA	Szent László R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1941	1943	Euclid, OH, USA		assistant pastor
1943		Akron, OH, USA	St. Thomas Hospital	hospital chaplain
1945		Toledo, OH, USA		assistant pastor
1946		Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor

Life timeline

Birth

April 1, 1908

West Virgina, USA

Service abroad

1936 – 1937

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Priestly ordination

1936

Service abroad

1938 – 1941

Lorain, OH, USA

Szent László R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1941 – 1943

Euclid, OH, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1943. november

Akron, OH, USA

St. Thomas Hospital

hospital chaplain

Service abroad

1945

Toledo, OH, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1946

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Death

December 21, 1948

Cleveland, OH, Hungary

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Citation for this entry

Ferencz György: 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=270 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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