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Hajtás Ferenc

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Deceased

Birth data:: July 3, 1920
Death data:: Heidelberg, Germany — January 9, 1999
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: Eger
Diocese / Order:: New Orleans, LI, USA
previously: Eger

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1946

Biographical data

The Arrow Cross arrested and assaulted him. In 1946, after his ordination, he received a scholarship. From 1947 to 1951, he was a student at the Pontifical Hungarian Institute and did not return to Hungary. He earned a degree in music from Loyola University in New Orleans. He served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army and retired with the rank of colonel. He participated in the Vietnam War. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
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Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1951	1960	New Orleans, LI	USA	St. Rose of Lima, St. Cecilia, and Our Lady of the Rosary – Assistant Pastor
1960	1980		USA	U.S. Army – military chaplain; served in Korea, West Germany, and Vietnam
1980	1999	Heidelberg	Germany	retired

Life timeline

Birth

July 3, 1920

Priestly ordination

1946

Service abroad

1951 – 1960

New Orleans, LI, USA

St. Rose of Lima, St. Cecilia, and Our Lady of the Rosary – Assistant Pastor

Service abroad

1960 – 1980

USA

U.S. Army – military chaplain; served in Korea, West Germany, and Vietnam

Service abroad

1980 – 1999

Heidelberg, Germany

retired

Death

January 9, 1999

Heidelberg, Germany

Sources

KMVÉ-1954.;
MKL: Pápai Magyar Intézet;
New Yorki Magyar Élet, 1971-09-11., pp. 9.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1020-1021.;
https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=cher19990204-01.2.70&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------✓
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Hajtás Ferenc: 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=363 (accessed: 2026-05-06).