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Galambos László István OFM

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Birth data:: Szeged, Hungary — March 29, 1940
Death data:: USA — September 9, 2022
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 4, 1990
First (temporary) vows:: August 5, 1991
Priestly ordination:: September 14, 1996
Place of burial:: Saint Francis Cemetery
Andover, MA, USA

Biographical data

László István Galambos, known in English as Stephen Laszlo Galambos, O.F.M., was born on March 29, 1940, in Hungary, presumably in Szeged. His family emigrated to the United States in 1956. In 1989, he entered the formation program of the Hungarian Franciscan Custody of St. Stephen the King and completed his novitiate in Catskill, New York, as part of the Immaculate Conception Province. He was received into the Order on September 4, 1990, and made his first vows on August 5, 1991. After the dissolution of the Hungarian Custody, he became a member of the Immaculate Conception Province in January 1993. He was ordained a priest on September 14, 1996, and later served as a chaplain and in a vicar-general capacity in various locations. In 2012, he also appeared as a preacher in California, in the vicinity of Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel. Toward the end of his life, he belonged to the community at St. Christopher Friary in Boston. He passed away on September 9, 2022, while receiving hospice care; his funeral was held on September 14, 2022, at St. Francis Cemetery in Andover, Massachusetts.

According to some sources, he firmly rejected the liturgical decisions of the Second Vatican Council and joined the Society of St. Pius X, within which he was ordained a priest on September 14, 1996. Because he repeatedly showed disobedience toward the Catholic Church, he was suspended on several occasions.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1989	1992	USA			From 1989 to 1992, he served with the Franciscan Order; thereafter, he worked as a missionary in various locations, including New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2018		Chico, CA, USA		St. Therese	As a member of the Society of St. Pius X

Literary activity

Our Christian Beginnings? – Magyar News, 1996. szeptember

Life timeline

Birth

March 29, 1940

Szeged, Hungary

Service abroad

1989 – 1992

USA

From 1989 to 1992, he served with the Franciscan Order; thereafter, he worked as a missionary in various locations, including New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Entry into religious life

September 4, 1990

First (temporary) vows

August 5, 1991

Priestly ordination

September 14, 1996

Service abroad

2018 körül

Chico, CA, USA

St. Therese

As a member of the Society of St. Pius X

Death

September 9, 2022

USA

Sources

http://stas.org/sites/sspx/files/v0100_jul2006.pdf✓
Kiss G. Barnabás OFM személyes közlése
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/268461341/stephen-laszlo-galambos✕
https://icprovince.org/news/death-of-fr-stephen-laszlo-galambos-ofm✓

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Galambos László István 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=303 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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