He is of Hungarian descent on his mother’s side. He took his vows on December 8, 1989. He was ordained a priest on November 5, 1995. In 2017, he was appointed pastor to the Hungarian community in São Paulo. He learned a basic level of Hungarian, spending a month in Pannonhalma for this purpose.
Foreign service locations
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Country
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1995 after
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Brazília
Benedictine monk
2017 after
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São Paulo
Brazília
pastor to the Hungarians, and at the same time prior of the Abbey of São Geraldo in Morumbi and master of novices
Guornieri Placido Ferdando Farkas OSB: 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=350 (accessed: 2026-05-06).