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Gerencsér Pál István Sch.P, dr.

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Gerencsér Pál István Sch.P, dr.
Deceased
Birth data:
Kolozsvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania — May 27, 1913
Death data:
Williamsville, NY, USA — July 21, 1993
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 27, 1929
Perpetual vows:
September 15, 1935
Priestly ordination:
June 12, 1938
Place of burial:
Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery
Derby, NY, USA
Other name used:
Gelencsér
Biographical data
His religious name: Saint Ignatius of Loyola. His parents were Dr. István Gerencsér and Jolán Szánthó; he had two siblings. He entered the order in Vác on August 27, 1929. He took his final vows on September 15, 1935. He was ordained a priest on June 12, 1938. He earned his doctorate in 1938. He left the country in 1946.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1939 1940 Debrecen Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary teacher
1940 1941 Kolozsvár Kingdom of Hungary, currently Romania teacher
1943 1945 Nagykanizsa Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary teacher
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1951 — Los Angeles, CA USA
1952 1960 Derby, NY USA
1967 1981 Buffalo, NY USA founding director
1988 1989 Lackawanna, PA USA
1989 1993 Buffalo, NY USA
Literary activity
A filozófus Pázmány. Bp., 1937. (Palaestra Calasanctiana 19. és Tanulm-ok a M. Szellemiség és Erkölcsök Tört-éből 1.) A szerzetesség dogmatikai értelme. Uo., 1938. (Palaestra Calasanctiana 23.)
Life timeline
Birth
May 27, 1913
Kolozsvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania
Entry into religious life
August 27, 1929
Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Perpetual vows
September 15, 1935
Priestly ordination
June 12, 1938
Service in the homeland
1939 – 1940
Debrecen, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
teacher
Service in the homeland
1940 – 1941
Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Romania
teacher
Service in the homeland
1943 – 1945
Nagykanizsa, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
teacher
Service abroad
1951
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Service abroad
1952 – 1960
Derby, NY, USA
Service abroad
1967 – 1981
Buffalo, NY, USA
founding director
Service abroad
1988 – 1989
Lackawanna, PA, USA
Service abroad
1989 – 1993
Buffalo, NY, USA
Death
July 21, 1993
Williamsville, NY, USA
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Citation for this entry
Gerencsér Pál István Sch.P, dr.: 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=320 (accessed: 2026-05-06).