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Ferenczy Géza Ipoly OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Miskolc, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — December 30, 1906
Death data:: Roebling, NJ, USA — April 16, 1967
According to another source: Flint, MI, USA
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: Szécsény, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — September 11, 1925
First (temporary) vows:: ismeretlen
Perpetual vows:: September 14, 1929
Priestly ordination:: Róma, Italy — July 25, 1931
Other name used:: Ferenczy Hippolit

Biographical data

He entered the Franciscan Order in Szécsény on September 11, 1925, and took his perpetual vows on September 14, 1929. He was ordained a deacon in Eger on June 22, 1930, and was ordained a priest in Rome on July 25, 1931. He served as a missionary in China from 1932 to 1952, then lived in Hong Kong for a year. He arrived in the United States in 1953. He passed away after a long, serious illness involving his kidneys.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1931	—		Hungary		is preparing for a mission to China

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1932	1952		Kína	missionary, leader from 1950 to 1952
1952	—		Hongkong	missionary
1953	1954	Roebling, NJ	USA
1954	1955	Winnipeg, MB	Canada	assistant pastor
1956	1964	Milwaukee, WI	USA
1964	1967	Flint, MI	USA

Life timeline

Birth

December 30, 1906

Miskolc, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

September 11, 1925

Szécsény, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Perpetual vows

September 14, 1929

Priestly ordination

July 25, 1931

Róma, Italy

Service in the homeland

1931

Hungary

is preparing for a mission to China

Service abroad

1932 – 1952

Kína

missionary, leader from 1950 to 1952

Service abroad

1952

Hongkong

missionary

Service abroad

1953 – 1954

Roebling, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1954 – 1955

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1956 – 1964

Milwaukee, WI, USA

Service abroad

1964 – 1967

Flint, MI, USA

Death

April 16, 1967

Roebling, NJ, USA

Sources

http://magyarhirlap.hu/cikk/10402/Ferencesek_a_Sotetseg_BirodalmabanMagyar Papi Egység, 1968-43. szám – pp. 86-87✓
OFM-K-1994: 40.
https://library.hungaricana.hu/en/view/EgriUjsag_1930_01/?pg=604&layout=s✕
https://vigilia.hu/node/Vigilia_2004_07_facsimile.pdfSchematismus almae provinciae S. Joannis a Capistrano Ordinis Fratrum Minorum S. P. N. Francisci in Hungaria. Anno bissextili 1940. Budapest, [S.d.] 52.✕
KMVÉ: 1954
Török: 170, 210, 384.
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 759-760.
Kép forrása: Magyar Ferences Könyvtár Fotótára. A fénykép mesterséges intelligencia (chatgpt.com) segítségével javítva lett.

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Ferenczy Géza Ipoly 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=272 (accessed: 2026-05-06).