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Karsay Ferenc Vilmos (OFM)

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Deceased

Birth data:: Érsekújvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Nové Zámky, Slovakia — July 19, 1904
Death data:: Budapest, Hungary — September 27, 1961
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Marianus rendtartomány) (1950-ig) → Szombathely

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 24, 1920
Perpetual vows:: June 29, 1906
Priestly ordination:: June 1, 1928
Place of burial:: Farkasréti temető
Budapest, Hungary

Biographical data

He entered the Franciscan Order on September 24, 1920. He took his perpetual vows on June 29, 1926, and was ordained a priest on June 1, 1928. From 1930 to 1931, he served as a missionary in the United States, visiting numerous parishes and preaching there. When restrictions were placed on the activities of religious orders, he was assigned to the Diocese of Szombathely.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1928		Pozsony, Csehszlovákia	Bratislava, Slovakia	preacher
1931	1932	Érsekújvár, Csehszlovákia	Nové Zámky, Slovakia	preacher
1933		Szakolca, Csehszlovákia	Skalica, Slovakia	preacher
1934	1940	Érsekújvár, Csehszlovákia	Nové Zámky, Slovakia	preacher and instructor of seminarians
1940	1942	Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	prefect
1942		Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	preacher
1943	1945	Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	preacher
1945	1948	Sümeg, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	head of household
1948	1950	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary		head of household
1950	1959	Püspökmolnári, Hungary		parish priest
1959	1960	Kenyeri, Hungary		head of household

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1930	1931	USA			missionary

Life timeline

Birth

July 19, 1904

Érsekújvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Nové Zámky, Slovakia

Perpetual vows

June 29, 1906

Entry into religious life

September 24, 1920

Priestly ordination

June 1, 1928

Service in the homeland

1928

Pozsony, Csehszlovákia, currently Bratislava, Slovakia

preacher

Service abroad

1930 – 1931

USA

missionary

Service in the homeland

1931 – 1932

Érsekújvár, Csehszlovákia, currently Nové Zámky, Slovakia

preacher

Service in the homeland

1933

Szakolca, Csehszlovákia, currently Skalica, Slovakia

preacher

Service in the homeland

1934 – 1940

Érsekújvár, Csehszlovákia, currently Nové Zámky, Slovakia

preacher and instructor of seminarians

Service in the homeland

1940 – 1942

Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

prefect

Service in the homeland

1942

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

preacher

Service in the homeland

1943 – 1945

Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

preacher

Service in the homeland

1945 – 1948

Sümeg, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

head of household

Service in the homeland

1948 – 1950

Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

head of household

Service in the homeland

1950 – 1959

Püspökmolnári, Hungary

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1959 – 1960

Kenyeri, Hungary

head of household

Death

September 27, 1961

Budapest, Hungary

Sources

OFM-M 1949;Diós: 253-254.;
https://archivum.ferencesek.hu/letoltes/partecedula/Karsay_Ferenc_Vilmos.jpg✓
Kép forrása: Magyar Ferences Könyvtár Fotótára

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Karsay Ferenc Vilmos (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=503 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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