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Kiss György Barnabás OFM

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Birth data:: Kapuvár, Hungary — May 30, 1953
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: Győr (1983-ig) → Irgalmasok (Ordo S. Joannis a Deo)

Irgalmasok (Ordo S. Joannis a Deo) (1985-ig) → ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)

ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia) (1991-ig) → ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: 1984
Perpetual vows:: 1988
Priestly ordination:: Győr, Hungary — June 15, 1978

Biographical data

He attended high school at the Benedictine school in Győr, then studied for the priesthood in Győr as a diocesan seminarian. He was ordained a priest on June 15, 1978. He served his novitiate in the Order of Mercy in Austria, then has lived in the United States since 1984, where he is a member of the Transylvanian Hungarian St. Stephen Custody. Even after its dissolution, he remained in the United States as a member of the Franciscan Province named after King St. Stephen. He took his solemn vows in 1988. He is the American delegate of Bishop Ferenc Cserháti and the North American delegate of the Hungarian Catholic Pastoral Ministry Abroad. After Bishop Cserháti’s retirement, Gábor Mohos, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest and coordinator entrusted with the pastoral care of Hungarians abroad, confirmed him in his position. Since 1987, he has been a member of the National Defense Division of the Order of Vitéz and a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Society and Order of St. László. From 1992 to the present, he has served as president of the Capistran Youth Foundation Inc., NY (Kapisztrán Ifjúsági Alapítvány), a charitable organization. Since 1997, he has been a member of the Knights of Columbus. Recipient of the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2011). Since 2012, chaplain of the Knights of Malta (U.S. – Hungarian delegation).

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1978	1981	Szany, Hungary			assistant pastor
1981	1983	Csorna, Hungary			assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1983	1984	Austria		novice in the Order of Mercy
1985	1992	Youngstown, OH, USA	Saint Francis of Assisi Parish	publisher and co-editor of Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapja; from 1988 to 1992, he served as director of the Catholic Publishing Company
1993		Cleveland, OH, USA		Editor of Sunday of Hungarian Catholics
1994	currently active	Detroit, MI, USA	Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest; since 2010, administrator at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Windsor, ON, Canada

Literary activity

Számos cikk a Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapjában, 1985-1992 a KMV Évkönyv szerkesztője

Life timeline

Birth

May 30, 1953

Kapuvár, Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 15, 1978

Győr, Hungary

Service in the homeland

1978 – 1981

Szany, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1981 – 1983

Csorna, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1983 – 1984

Austria

novice in the Order of Mercy

Entry into religious life

1984

Service abroad

1985 – 1992

Youngstown, OH, USA

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish

publisher and co-editor of *Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapja*; from 1988 to 1992, he served as director of the Catholic Publishing Company

Perpetual vows

1988

Service abroad

1993

Cleveland, OH, USA

Editor of *Sunday of Hungarian Catholics*

Service abroad

1994 - – currently active

Detroit, MI, USA

Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest; since 2010, administrator at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Windsor, ON, Canada

Sources

Kiss György Barnabás OFM saját közlése;
MKL: Kiss;
http://www.kisalfold.hu/rabakozi_hirek/lelekmentes_gartatol_detroitig/2427528/✓
http://www.ofm.ro/fr_kiss_barnabas_kituentetese-2011.08.25✓
KMVÉ: 1985-1989.;
Címtár: 2013, 2016.;
Kusztódia

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Kiss György Barnabás 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=545 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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