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Henye Géza

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Henye Géza
Deceased
Birth data:
Kapuvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — March 19, 1926
Death data:
Kapuvár, Hungary — November 14, 2002
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Győr
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Győr, Hungary — April 15, 1951
Place of burial:
Kapuvár, Hungary — November 21, 2002
Biographical data
He was taken prisoner during World War II and returned home in 1947, after which he studied theology in Győr. He was ordained a priest on April 15, 1951. He left the country in 1956. From 1956 to 1959, he served as a pastor at Camp Roeder in Austria, and then moved to Canada in 1959. He retired in 1989 and returned home at that time. He is buried in the Kapuvár cemetery.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1951 1954 Gyömöre, Hungary assistant pastor
1954 Magyaróvár, Hungary assistant pastor
1955 1956 Környe, Hungary assistant pastor
1989 2002 Kapuvár, Hungary retired
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1956 1959 Austria pastor
1959 1963 Vancouver, BC, Canada parish priest; in 1963, his bishop relieved him of his duties due to serious illness (depression, alcoholism)
1963 1965 Canada Bow Island, AB on sick leave
1965 1966 Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada pastor
1968 1985 Montréal, QC, Canada parish priest
1985 1989 Calgary, AB, Canada parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
March 19, 1926
Kapuvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Priestly ordination
April 15, 1951
Győr, Hungary
Service in the homeland
1951 – 1954
Gyömöre, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1954
Magyaróvár, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1955 – 1956
Környe, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1956 – 1959
Austria
pastor
Service abroad
1959 – 1963
Vancouver, BC, Canada
parish priest; in 1963, his bishop relieved him of his duties due to serious illness (depression, alcoholism)
Service abroad
1963 – 1965
Canada, currently Bow Island, AB
on sick leave
Service abroad
1965 – 1966
Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada
pastor
Service abroad
1968 – 1985
Montréal, QC, Canada
parish priest
Service abroad
1985 – 1989
Calgary, AB, Canada
parish priest
Service in the homeland
1989 – 2002
Kapuvár, Hungary
retired
Death
November 14, 2002
Kapuvár, Hungary
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Citation for this entry
Henye Géza: 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=381 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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