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Molnár András

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Birth data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — 1915
Death data:: Saratoga, NY, USA — November 18, 1968
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Paterson, NJ, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: USA — May 30, 1942
Place of burial:: Clifton Park Village Cemetery
Clifton Park, NY, USA
Other name used:: Andrew S. Molnar

Biographical data

He was raised at St. Stephen’s Church in Passaic. He was ordained a priest on May 30, 1942. He left the priesthood after 1957. He then settled in New York State, where he became the division manager of the Clifton Park Farmers Baseball Club and a Republican committee member for the town of Clifton Park. He was also a member of the Public Employees’ Union. His wife was Aqila Dumas, and his son was András. He passed away suddenly at his home.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1942	1954	Passaic, NJ, USA		Szent István R. K. Magyar Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1954	1957	Branchville, NJ, USA			assistant pastor; in other sources, parish priest

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Birth

1915

Youngstown, OH, USA

Priestly ordination

May 30, 1942

USA

Service abroad

1942 – 1954

Passaic, NJ, USA

Szent István R. K. Magyar Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1954 – 1957

Branchville, NJ, USA

assistant pastor; in other sources, parish priest

Death

November 18, 1968

Saratoga, NY, USA

Sources

http://ststephenspassaic.com/history/tpleb.htm✓
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93908123/andrew-s.-molnar✕
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12003-1075239846-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10315-1268340/andrew-s-molnar-in-new-york-state-deaths✓
KMVÉ: 1946-1957.;
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Molnár András: 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=757 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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