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Bali István

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Deceased

Birth data:: Nagykanizsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — August 14, 1892
Death data:: Detroit, MI, USA — January 14, 1985
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Detroit, MI, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 29, 1935
Nagyboldogasszony-székesegyház
Place of burial:: Holy Sepulcher Catholic Cemetery
Southfield, MI, USA

Biographical data

He arrived in the United States on March 13, 1921, from Le Havre aboard the ship *France*. His occupation is listed as “laborer.” His last place of residence in Hungary was Partos (Temes County). In Detroit, he worked as a factory worker and later as a sacristan. After expressing a calling to the priesthood, he was sent to Vác to study theology, where he was ordained a priest on June 29, 1935.
He was a quiet man who frequently visited the sick. His grave is located at Holy Sepulcher Catholic Cemetery in Southfield, MI.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1935	1969	Detroit, MI, USA		Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1969	1985	Detroit, MI, USA			retired

Life timeline

Birth

August 14, 1892

Nagykanizsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 29, 1935

Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Nagyboldogasszony-székesegyház

Service abroad

1935 – 1969

Detroit, MI, USA

Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1969 – 1985

Detroit, MI, USA

retired

Death

January 14, 1985

Detroit, MI, USA

Sources

Máté: 203.,
Shvoy: 88.
Török: 140.
https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiMTAwMTQ4MTIwNDQyIjs=/czo5OiJwYXNzZW5nZXIiOw==✓
KMVÉ: 1945-1985.
KMV: 1985-03-03., pp. 7.
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-10002/tarsadalombiztositasi-elhalalozasi-mutato-ssdi?itemId=47966729-&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Stephen+Bali✓
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Bali István: 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=36 (accessed: 2026-10-30).

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