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Galambos László István (OFM)

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Deceased

Birth data:: Szeged, Hungary — March 29, 1940
Death data:: USA — September 9, 2022
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum)
Diocese / Order:: X. Szent Piusz Testvérület
previously: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (1992-ig)

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

He emigrated to the United States after 1956. He entered the seminary in the 1960s but discontinued his studies before ordination. He entered the Franciscan Order on September 4, 1990. He took his vows on August 5, 1991. 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	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✕

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Citation for this entry

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: 2026-05-06).