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Kárpáti László SVD

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Kárpáti László SVD
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Birth data:
Békéscsaba, Hungary — February 28, 1957
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
Szeged-Csanád (korábban: Csanád) (1992-ig) → verbita (Societas Verbi Divini)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
1992
Priestly ordination:
Békéscsaba, Hungary — June 18, 1980
Biographical data
He was ordained a priest on June 18, 1980, in Békéscsaba (according to other sources, in Szeged). In 1992, he joined the Divine Word Missionaries. In 2003, at the personal request of Pope John Paul II, he traveled to the Republic of South Africa, where he has lived as a missionary ever since.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1980 1982 Gyomaendrőd, Hungary Endrőd assistant pastor
1982 1983 Békés, Hungary assistant pastor
1983 1987 Békéscsaba, Hungary assistant pastor
1987 1988 Berettyóújfalu, Hungary parish priest
1988 1992 Kétsoprony, Hungary parish priest
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1992 1994 Írország missionary
1995 2003 Brazília missionary, street pastor, high school principal
2003 currently active Johannesburg, Dél-Afrikai Köztársaság missionary, street pastor
Life timeline
Birth
February 28, 1957
Békéscsaba, Hungary
Priestly ordination
June 18, 1980
Békéscsaba, Hungary
Service in the homeland
1980 – 1982
Gyomaendrőd, Hungary
Endrőd
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1982 – 1983
Békés, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1983 – 1987
Békéscsaba, Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1987 – 1988
Berettyóújfalu, Hungary
parish priest
Service in the homeland
1988 – 1992
Kétsoprony, Hungary
parish priest
Service abroad
1992 – 1994
Írország
missionary
Entry into religious life
1992
Service abroad
1995 – 2003
Brazília
missionary, street pastor, high school principal
Service abroad
2003 – currently active
Johannesburg, Dél-Afrikai Köztársaság
missionary, street pastor
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Citation for this entry
Kárpáti László SVD: 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=510 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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