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Horváth Lajos, Msgr.

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Horváth Lajos, Msgr.
Deceased
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Birth data:
Walsenburg, CO, USA — August 6, 1915
Death data:
Győr, Hungary — March 7, 1980
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Győr
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 23, 1940
Biographical data
He was born in the United States. He studied theology in Győr, where he was ordained a priest on June 23, 1940. In October 1956, he addressed the gathered crowd from the balcony of the Győr City Hall and participated in compiling a list of demands; as a result, he was arrested on the night of March 14–15, 1957, and transported to Kistarcsa on April 9, where he was assaulted. He was later released on medical grounds.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1940 Árpás, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary assistant pastor
1941 1946 Rábacsanak, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary assistant pastor
1947 Gyarmat, Hungary assistant pastor
1948 1951 Győr, Hungary Állami Apponyi Albert Leánygimnázium religious educator
1951 1956 Győr, Hungary Szent Ignác templom church administrator
1951 1957 Győr, Hungary Székesegyház cathedral sacristan, preacher
1966 1980 Győr, Hungary diocesan archivist
1975 1980 Győr, Hungary cathedral canon
1976 1980 Győr, Hungary Archdeacon of Moson
Life timeline
Birth
August 6, 1915
Walsenburg, CO, USA
Priestly ordination
June 23, 1940
Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Service in the homeland
1940
Árpás, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1941 – 1946
Rábacsanak, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1947
Gyarmat, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1948 – 1951
Győr, Hungary
Állami Apponyi Albert Leánygimnázium
religious educator
Service in the homeland
1951 – 1956
Győr, Hungary
Szent Ignác templom
church administrator
Service in the homeland
1951 – 1957
Győr, Hungary
Székesegyház
cathedral sacristan, preacher
Service in the homeland
1966 – 1980
Győr, Hungary
diocesan archivist
Service in the homeland
1975 – 1980
Győr, Hungary
cathedral canon
Service in the homeland
1976 – 1980
Győr, Hungary
Archdeacon of Moson
Death
March 7, 1980
Győr, Hungary
Sources
  • Diós: 219.;
  • HPI: 305.;
  • A Győri Egyházmegye Történeti Névtára 1777–2000.
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Citation for this entry
Horváth Lajos, Msgr.: 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=429 (accessed: 2026-09-13).
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