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Gergely Gyula Gaudens OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Betlehem, PA, USA — April 16, 1907
Death data:: USA — 1961 before
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztránus rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 6, 1927
Perpetual vows:: November 9, 1931
Priestly ordination:: Washington DC, USA — June 12, 1934
Other name used:: Gaucenc Gregory

Biographical data

He entered the Franciscan Order in Hungary on September 6, 1927. He took his final vows on November 9, 1931. After completing his studies in Washington, D.C., he was ordained a priest on June 12, 1934, together with István Tarzicius Gerencsér, OFM. He is no longer listed in the 1961 KMVÉ. The place and date of his death are unknown.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1935	1937	New Brunswick, NJ	USA
1937	1939	New York, NY	USA	Hungarian pastor
1939	—	Roebling, NJ	USA
1941	—	New Brunswick, NJ	USA	assistant pastor
1949	1953	Roebling, NJ	USA
1951	—	Newark, NJ	USA
1954	1955	Arrochar, Staten Island, NY	USA
1956	—	Roebling, NJ	USA
1957	1959	New Brunswick, NJ	USA

Life timeline

Birth

April 16, 1907

Betlehem, PA, USA

Entry into religious life

September 6, 1927

Perpetual vows

November 9, 1931

Priestly ordination

June 12, 1934

Washington DC, USA

Service abroad

1935 – 1937

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1937 – 1939

New York, NY, USA

Hungarian pastor

Service abroad

1939

Roebling, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1941

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1949 – 1953

Roebling, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1951

Newark, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1954 – 1955

Arrochar, Staten Island, NY, USA

Service abroad

1956

Roebling, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1957 – 1959

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Death

1961

USA

Sources

http://archivum.ferencesek.hu/letoltes/schem/Cap.1940.Schem.pdf✓
Máté:209.
Shvoy: 48.
KMVÉ: 1949-1959.
Kép forrása: Magyar Ferences Könyvtár Fotótára
A fénykép mesterséges intelligencia (chatgpt.com) segítségével javítva lett.

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Gergely Gyula Gaudens 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=322 (accessed: 2026-05-06).