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Hofstetter Károly S.M.

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Birth data:: Szombathely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — February 15, 1917
Death data:: Dayton, OH, USA — March 17, 1973
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: Mária Társasága (Societas Mariae)

Ordination level:: priest
Place of burial:: Queen of Heaven Cemetery
Beavercreek, OH, USA

Biographical data

Only fragmentary biographical information is available about him. According to Hungarian sources, he was a member of the Hungarian Catholic community of St. Imre in Cleveland and was ordained a priest in the United States. In American university sources, he is listed as Rev. Charles Hofstetter, S.M., which suggests that he was a member of the Marianist Order, or the Society of Mary. He served at the University of Dayton in Dayton.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1952 after	1973 before	Dayton, OH, USA		University of Dayton	teacher

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Birth

February 15, 1917

Szombathely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Service abroad

1952 – 1973

Dayton, OH, USA

University of Dayton

teacher

Death

March 17, 1973

Dayton, OH, USA

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Hofstetter Károly S.M.: 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=406 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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