Gencs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ghenci, Romania — March 5, 1908
Death data:
Freiburg, Germany — August 10, 1982
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Diocese / Order:
Szatmár
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
June 29, 1933
Other name used:
Medges, Nyisztor
Biographical data
There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding his biographical details. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1933. According to some records, he was imprisoned in the 1950s. He arrived in the United States on July 2, 1952.
According to issue 1982/4 of *The Service*, he served as a pastor and teacher in the Los Angeles, CA, area beginning in the 1950s. At an unknown date after 1967, he returned to Europe and settled in Germany.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1933
Mérk, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Secretary to the Apostolic Governor
1938
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Religious education instructor at a teacher training college (Ranolder)
Medgyess A. József: 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=718 (accessed: 2026-09-13).
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