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Pócsai Imre Vendel (OFM)

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Deceased

Birth data:: Senyő, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — October 24, 1927
Death data:: Esztergom, Hungary — December 22, 2005
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 2, 1947
Perpetual vows:: December 24, 1952
Priestly ordination:: May 30, 1953
Place of burial:: Esztergom, Hungary

Biographical data

He entered the order on September 2, 1947. He took his perpetual vows on December 24, 1952. He was ordained a priest on May 30, 1953. He arrived in the United States on December 24, 1974, at which time he became a member of the Kapisztrán Custody.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Church / institution	Position
1953	1957	Sirok, Hungary		Assistant Pastor (in the Hungarian part of the Diocese of Oradea)
1957	1969	Esztergom, Hungary	Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium	theology professor
1969	1972	Budapest, Hungary	Pasaréti Ferences Kolostor	Master’s degree holder and theology professor
1972	1974	Esztergom, Hungary	Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium	the novice master
1993	1997	Szécsény, Hungary	Szécsényi Ferences templom és kolostor	parish priest, head of the household
1997	2005	Szeged, Hungary	Alsóvárosi Ferences Templom	assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1974		Roebling, NJ, USA	Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség	pastor
1974		Dewitt, MI, USA		pastor
1975	1982	New Brunswick, NJ, USA	Szent László R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1982	1992	Detroit, MI, USA	Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

Literary activity

A gyöngyösi események és működésem az Egri Főegyházmegye keretében, in.: "Te meztelen Krisztus, hol hagytad az ingedet?", Budapest, 2000

Life timeline

Birth

October 24, 1927

Senyő, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

September 2, 1947

Perpetual vows

December 24, 1952

Priestly ordination

May 30, 1953

Service in the homeland

1953 – 1957

Sirok, Hungary

Assistant Pastor (in the Hungarian part of the Diocese of Oradea)

Service in the homeland

1957 – 1969

Esztergom, Hungary

Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium

theology professor

Service in the homeland

1969 – 1972

Budapest, Hungary

Pasaréti Ferences Kolostor

Master’s degree holder and theology professor

Service in the homeland

1972 – 1974

Esztergom, Hungary

Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium

the novice master

Service abroad

1974

Roebling, NJ, USA

Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség

pastor

Service abroad

1974

Dewitt, MI, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1975 – 1982

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Szent László R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1982 – 1992

Detroit, MI, USA

Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1993 – 1997

Szécsény, Hungary

Szécsényi Ferences templom és kolostor

parish priest, head of the household

Service in the homeland

1997 – 2005

Szeged, Hungary

Alsóvárosi Ferences Templom

assistant pastor

Death

December 22, 2005

Esztergom, Hungary

Sources

KMVÉ: 1987;
OFM-K-1994;
http://www.ferencesek.hu/kolos-atya-az-egykori-esztergomi-atyakrol-masodikresz/✓
KMV: 1979-05-20., pp.12.

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Pócsai Imre Vendel (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=897 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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