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Furák István Tibor OSM

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Furák István Tibor OSM
Deceased
Birth data:
Királyhegyes, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — April 2, 1926
Death data:
Wheeling, IL, USA — October 23, 1985
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
szervita (Ordo Servorum Beatae Virginis Mariae)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
1950
Place of burial:
a szervita rend temetője
Montréal, QC, Hungary
Biographical data
His father was a mechanic and a laborer. His family fell on hard times; in 1934, their house was even auctioned off, so they moved from Királyhegyes to Makó. He attended high school in Makó, where he graduated in 1944. He studied theology in Szeged and Eger, then went to Rome in 1949, where he was ordained a priest in 1950. He became a member of the Servite Order, taking the religious name M. P. Tibor. He began his missionary work as a priest in Brazil in 1952, then moved to Canada in 1956.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1949 1952 Róma, Italy pursuing studies
1953 1956 Brazília missionary
1956 1963 Canada Bow Island, AB missionary
1963 1965 Ottawa, ON, Canada pastor
1967 1972 Montréal, QC, Canada parish priest
1973 1974 London, ON, Canada parish priest
1978 1985 St. Louis, MO, USA Szent István R. K. Egyházközség parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
April 2, 1926
Királyhegyes, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Service abroad
1949 – 1952
Róma, Italy
pursuing studies
Priestly ordination
1950
Service abroad
1953 – 1956
Brazília
missionary
Service abroad
1956 – 1963
Canada, currently Bow Island, AB
missionary
Service abroad
1963 – 1965
Ottawa, ON, Canada
pastor
Service abroad
1967 – 1972
Montréal, QC, Canada
parish priest
Service abroad
1973 – 1974
London, ON, Canada
parish priest
Service abroad
1978 – 1985
St. Louis, MO, USA
Szent István R. K. Egyházközség
parish priest
Death
October 23, 1985
Wheeling, IL, USA
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Citation for this entry
Furák István Tibor OSM: 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=293 (accessed: 2026-10-31).
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