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Poór Albert Pál

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Deceased

Birth data:: Szombathely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — April 20, 1913
Death data:: New Brunswick, NJ, USA — January 7, 1995
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Szombathely

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 21, 1936
Place of burial:: Holy Cross Burial Park and Mausoleum
East Brunswick, NJ, USA

Biographical data

His mother’s name was Mária Szabó. He was ordained a priest on June 21, 1936, by Bishop József Grősz, the apostolic administrator. After 1945, he served as a pastor in Germany, and then emigrated to the United States in 1949.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1937		Kámon, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	assistant pastor
1938	1940	Körmend, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	religious educator
1940	1941	Muraszemenye, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	assistant pastor
1941	1942	Csehimindszent, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	assistant pastor
1942	1945	Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	field chaplain with the II Corps, likely in what is now Ukraine and Belarus

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1945	1949	Freising, Germany		Hungarian pastor
1950	1987	South River, NJ, USA	Szent István első vértanú templom	parish priest
1989	1995	Jamesburg, NJ, USA		retired

Life timeline

Birth

April 20, 1913

Szombathely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 21, 1936

Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1937

Kámon, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1938 – 1940

Körmend, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1940 – 1941

Muraszemenye, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1941 – 1942

Csehimindszent, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1942 – 1945

Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

field chaplain with the II Corps, likely in what is now Ukraine and Belarus

Service abroad

1945 – 1949

Freising, Germany

Hungarian pastor

Service abroad

1950 – 1987

South River, NJ, USA

Szent István első vértanú templom

parish priest

Service abroad

1989 – 1995

Jamesburg, NJ, USA

retired

Death

January 7, 1995

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1987;
Török: 289.;
SemSab-1972: 195.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49795798/albert-poor✕
KMV: 1986-08-24., pp. 5.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 2304-2306.

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Poór Albert Pál: 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=891 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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