Szelevény, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — August 5, 1908
Death data:
Florence, KY, USA — December 14, 1979
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Nagyvárad
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 12, 1932
Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert Székesegyház
Place of burial:
Saint Pius X Seminary Cemetery
Florence, KY, USA
Biographical data
On June 12, 1932, he was ordained a priest in Esztergom by József Grősz, auxiliary bishop of Győr. He earned his doctorate in theology at Pázmány Péter University in Budapest on August 1, 1944.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1932
1938
Endrőd
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
1932
—
Szarvas
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
1938
1941
Gyula
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
1941
1942
Debrecen
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Assistant pastor and religion teacher at the Roman Catholic girls’ high school and teacher training college
1942
1944
Nagyvárad
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Romania
Újváros
assistant pastor
1944
—
Orosháza
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
independent religious educator
1944
—
Pér
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
refugee pastor
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1963
1964
Mays Lick, KY
USA
1965
1974
Middlesboro, KY
USA
parish priest
1975
1979
Mt. Sterling, KY
USA
parish priest
Literary activity
A magyar katholikus hitoktatás az ezerkilencszázas évek reformja után. Orosháza, 1944.
Fölföldy Béla Barnabás: 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=286 (accessed: 2026-05-06).
