He graduated from high school in Kalocsa and then studied theology in Rome as a student at the CHG. He was ordained a priest in Rome on August 15, 1914. He earned doctorates in philosophy and theology. He was an honorary doctor of the Royal Pázmány Péter University in Budapest. February 10, 1926: papal chamberlain; August 31, 1939: honorary canon; April 27, 1946: subdean of Bács; August 22, 1947: guardian canon. In 1946, he was sentenced to 10 months in prison for anti-people crimes; he appealed the sentence and then left the country in 1948.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1915
1916
Bácskertes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Kupusina (Купусина), Serbia
assistant pastor, then religious education teacher
1916
1918
Szabadka, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Subotica (Суботица), Serbia
religious educator
1918
1928
Kalocsa, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Professor of philosophy and dogmatic theology at the major seminary; from 1919, spiritual director, synodal examiner, and member of the committee examining religion teachers at the archdiocesan secondary schools. From 1920, defender of the bond of marriage; from 1922, synodal judge
1928
1939
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Központi Szeminárium
spiritual
1939
1947
Kalocsa, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
rector of the seminary; archdiocesan censor from 1940
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1948
1959
Austria
pastor
1959
1960
San Diego, CA, USA
seminary retreat
Literary activity
Kalocsai Néplap, 1927. IV. 2-VIII. 31: és 1939. XI. 11-1944. X. 14 szerkesztő
Professor of philosophy and dogmatic theology at the major seminary; from 1919, spiritual director, synodal examiner, and member of the committee examining religion teachers at the archdiocesan secondary schools. From 1920, defender of the bond of marriage; from 1922, synodal judge
Kerner István, Msgr., Dr.: 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=527 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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