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Gyimesi Gyula

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Gyimesi Gyula
Deceased
Birth data:
Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — December 18, 1912
Death data:
Scarborough, ON, Canada — April 11, 1995
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Esztergom-Budapest (korábban: Esztergom)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
June 21, 1936
Place of burial:
Farkasréti temető
Budapest, Hungary
Other name used:
Grüner
Biographical data
He completed his theological studies in Innsbruck and Esztergom. He was ordained a priest on June 21, 1936. In 1971, he left for Canada on leave and never returned home. He was president of the Association of Hungarian Writers in Canada, a full member of the Árpád Academy, and vice president of the Association of Free Hungarian Journalists. His grave is located in the Farkasrét Cemetery (Plot 53 (VK3), Grave 1-19).
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1936 1939 Nagyoroszi Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary assistant pastor
1939 — Balassagyarmat Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary assistant pastor
1940 — Budapest Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary Újlak assistant pastor
1943 1946 Esztergom Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary Kertváros local pastor
1946 1950 Budapest Hungary Izabella út religious educator
1951 1962 Budapest Hungary Jó Pásztor templomigazgatóság assistant pastor, then church administrator from 1954 to 1962
1962 1966 Esztergom Hungary seminary retreat
1966 1969 Visegrád Hungary parish priest
1969 1971 Budapest Hungary Szent István Bazilika assistant pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1971 1995 Canada After retiring, he devoted himself to literary work and served as an assistant pastor.
Literary activity
Írásai különböző nyugati lapokban, valamint Magyarországon a Nemzeti Újságban jelentek meg. A Torontóban megjelenő Krónika c. folyóirat szerkesztőbizottságának tagja, valamint a Magyar Egyháztörténeti Enciklopédia Munkaközösség (METEM) tagja. Álnevei: Budai Ferenc (USA), Erdélyi Gyula (Kanada)
Life timeline
Birth
December 18, 1912
Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Priestly ordination
June 21, 1936
Service in the homeland
1936 – 1939
Nagyoroszi, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1939
Balassagyarmat, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1940
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Újlak
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1943 – 1946
Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Kertváros
local pastor
Service in the homeland
1946 – 1950
Budapest, Hungary
Izabella út
religious educator
Service in the homeland
1951 – 1962
Budapest, Hungary
Jó Pásztor templomigazgatóság
assistant pastor, then church administrator from 1954 to 1962
Service in the homeland
1962 – 1966
Esztergom, Hungary
seminary retreat
Service in the homeland
1966 – 1969
Visegrád, Hungary
parish priest
Service in the homeland
1969 – 1971
Budapest, Hungary
Szent István Bazilika
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1971 – 1995
Canada
After retiring, he devoted himself to literary work and served as an assistant pastor.
Death
April 11, 1995
Scarborough, ON, Canada
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Citation for this entry
Gyimesi Gyula: 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=352 (accessed: 2026-05-06).