Szerecseny, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — October 9, 1877
Death data:
Pápa, Hungary — July 19, 1958
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Erdélyi (1920-ig) → Veszprém
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Fort Wayne, IN, USA — May 28, 1909
Other name used:
Bognár L. Pál, Bognár R. Pál
Biographical data
He began his seminary studies in Cluj, then emigrated to the United States, where he became a student at St. Merida Americas and the seminary in Cincinnati. He was ordained a priest in Fort Wayne, IN, on May 28, 1909. In 1920, he returned to Hungary, at which time he was incardinated into the Diocese of Veszprém.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1920
Kolozsvár, Romania
Cluj-Napoca
religious educator
1921
Vaszar, Hungary
assistant pastor
1922
Zalaszentbalázs, Hungary
assistant pastor
1922
Felsőiszkáz, Hungary
assistant pastor
1923
sick leave
1924
1926
Mailáthgárdony, Hungary
at the home of Count Géza Mailáth, the family chaplain
Bognár 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=98 (accessed: 2026-07-06).
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