premontrei (Ordo Praemonstratensis) (2005-ig) → Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Orange, CA, USA — June 25, 1984
Other name used:
Rev. Kevin Retting
Biographical data
He joined the order in 1978. He completed his theological studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, where he earned a master’s degree in theology. As a Premonstratensian monk, he was ordained a priest on June 25, 1984. He is not of Hungarian descent, but he has learned Hungarian well. In addition, he speaks German, Spanish, and English. In 2005, he left the order and was incardinated into the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He provides pastoral care to the archdiocese’s German-, Hungarian-, Spanish-, and English-speaking parishioners.
Rettig Kevin Hermann József (O.Praem): 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=928 (accessed: 2026-09-13).
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