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Kárpi Ferenc

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Birth data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — October 12, 1915
Death data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — October 2, 1995
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Cleveland, OH, USA — May 31, 1941
Place of burial:: Calvary Cemetery
Cleveland, OH, USA
Other name used:: Rev Fr Francis A. Karpi

Biographical data

A second-generation Hungarian. He studied theology at St. Mary’s Seminary in Cleveland, OH. He was ordained a priest on May 31, 1941. He was the founder of the Association of Hungarian Priests. His sermons were regularly broadcast on Cleveland radio. In addition to his pastoral work, he was also a painter who created icons. He was a member of the diocesan presbyteral senate and the liturgical committee. His monograph on Károly Böhm is of inestimable value for research into the first decades of Hungarian Catholic pastoral ministry. He spent his final year at the Regina Health Center.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1941	1943	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Margit templom	assistant pastor
1943	1949	Lorain, OH, USA	Szent László R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1949	1983	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor, then parish priest from 1965
1983	1995	Richfield, OH, USA	Regina Health Center	retired

Literary activity

A clevelandi Szt Imre r.k. m. egyhközs. énekeskv-e. Cleveland, 1967. - The way of the Cross. Uo., 1973. - Istent imádjuk. Sztmise szertartás-, ének- és imakv. Összeáll. Youngstown, Oh., 1974. - The Story of Szt Emerich Church Cleveland, Ohio. Szerk. Hackensach, N.J., 1979. - Sztmise-, szertartás-, ének- és imakv. Youngstown, 1979. - For God and Country. Msgr. Charles Boehm. Ford. Uo., 1986. - Bőhm Károly pápai prelátus élet- és korrajza. 1885-1907. Cleveland, 1991.

Downloadable literary works

Böhm Károly élete és kora (7,9 MB)

Life timeline

Birth

October 12, 1915

Cleveland, OH, USA

Priestly ordination

May 31, 1941

Cleveland, OH, USA

Service abroad

1941 – 1943

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Margit templom

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1943 – 1949

Lorain, OH, USA

Szent László R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1949 – 1983

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor, then parish priest from 1965

Service abroad

1983 – 1995

Richfield, OH, USA

Regina Health Center

retired

Death

October 2, 1995

Cleveland, OH, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1945-1989.;
MKL: Kárpi;
Török: 120, 187.;
KMV, 1975-09-21., pp.2.;
Amerikai-Kanadai Magyar Élet, 1983-07-23., pp.9.;
Új Ember, 1980-11-09., pp.2.;
http://www.clevelandmemory.org/hungarians/pg185.htm✕

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Kárpi Ferenc: 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=511 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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