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Kafka Ferenc Sergius OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Mikháza, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Călugăreni, Romania — April 12, 1894
Death data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — January 12, 1982
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: 1910
Perpetual vows:: April 30, 1916
Priestly ordination:: June 30, 1917
Other name used:: Kaffka

Biographical data

He entered the order on August 25, 1910. He took his solemn vows on April 30, 1916. He was ordained a priest on June 30, 1917. He arrived in the United States in 1933. From 1952 to 1955, he served as the head of the St. Stephen Custody.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1917	1919	Székelyudvarhely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania	Collegium Seraphicum	pastor
1919	1922	Romania			“in the service of the community”
1922	1924	Fogaras, Romania	Făgăraș		pastor
1924	1929	Nagyszeben, Romania	Sibiu		in the service of the German community; from 1928, head of the household and director of the Third Order
1929	1933	Dés, Romania	Dej		pastor, religious instructor, director of the Third Order from 1930, deputy head of the household from 1931

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution
1933	1936	Barberton, OH, USA	Szentháromság R. K. Egyházközség
1937	1953	Portage, PA, USA
1954	1956	Fairfield, CT, USA	Szent Imre R. K. Egyházközség
1957	1960	Portage, PA, USA
1961		Youngstown, OH, USA
1962	1964	Farrell, OH, USA
1965	1982	Youngstown, OH, USA

Life timeline

Birth

April 12, 1894

Mikháza, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Călugăreni, Romania

Entry into religious life

1910

Perpetual vows

April 30, 1916

Priestly ordination

June 30, 1917

Service in the homeland

1917 – 1919

Székelyudvarhely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania

Collegium Seraphicum

pastor

Service in the homeland

1919 – 1922

Romania

“in the service of the community”

Service in the homeland

1922 – 1924

Fogaras, Romania, currently Făgăraș

pastor

Service in the homeland

1924 – 1929

Nagyszeben, Romania, currently Sibiu

in the service of the German community; from 1928, head of the household and director of the Third Order

Service in the homeland

1929 – 1933

Dés, Romania, currently Dej

pastor, religious instructor, director of the Third Order from 1930, deputy head of the household from 1931

Service abroad

1933 – 1936

Barberton, OH, USA

Szentháromság R. K. Egyházközség

Service abroad

1937 – 1953

Portage, PA, USA

Service abroad

1954 – 1956

Fairfield, CT, USA

Szent Imre R. K. Egyházközség

Service abroad

1957 – 1960

Portage, PA, USA

Service abroad

1961

Youngstown, OH, USA

Service abroad

1962 – 1964

Farrell, OH, USA

Service abroad

1965 – 1982

Youngstown, OH, USA

Death

January 12, 1982

Youngstown, OH, USA

Sources

Máté: 211;
MKL: Amerikai Szent István Ferences Kusztódia;
http://vmek.oszk.hu/08000/08044/08044.pdf✕
Az Erdélyi Ferences Gyűjtőlevéltár adatai alapján
KMVÉ:1945-1983.;
Kusztódia;
Török: 258.;

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Kafka Ferenc Sergius OFM: 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=497 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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