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Firkola E. József

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Firkola E. József
Deceased
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Birth data:
Spy Hill, SK, Canada — March 24, 1930
Death data:
Regina, SK, Canada — October 23, 2018
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Regina, SK, Kanada
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
May 27, 1956
Place of burial:
Riverside Memorial Park
Regina, SK, Hungary
Biographical data
His mother was of Hungarian descent. He completed his studies at Grove Park School and St. Peter’s College in Münster, SK. He pursued his studies in philosophy and theology at St. Peter’s Seminary at the University of Western Ontario, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in philosophy in 1954. He was ordained a priest on May 27, 1956. He later earned a degree in psychology. After retiring in 1987, he worked in real estate until 1998.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1956 1987 Canada Bow Island, AB He served at the parishes of St. Cecilia, Sacred Heart, and St. Martin de Porres in Regina, as well as in the towns of Lestock, Esterházy, Stockholm, Kaposvár, and Cupar in Slovakia and Canada; he is now retired but continues to serve as an assistant pastor
Life timeline
Birth
March 24, 1930
Spy Hill, SK, Canada
Priestly ordination
May 27, 1956
Service abroad
1956 – 1987
Canada, currently Bow Island, AB
He served at the parishes of St. Cecilia, Sacred Heart, and St. Martin de Porres in Regina, as well as in the towns of Lestock, Esterházy, Stockholm, Kaposvár, and Cupar in Slovakia and Canada; he is now retired but continues to serve as an assistant pastor
Death
October 23, 2018
Regina, SK, Canada
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Citation for this entry
Firkola E. József: 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=276 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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