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Chronology of 2020
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Current changes in the year

Recorded changes for the selected year, grouped by person.
Bóna Richárd, dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • Cleveland, OH, USA
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2017 – 2020
Mary Queen of Peace Parish, Cleveland, OH, USA - assistant pastor
Transfer (new place of service) • 2020 – 2023
Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség, Cleveland, OH, USA - parish priest (the church was handed over to a traditionalist church group in 2023, ending the Hungarian presence there)
Transfer (new place of service) • 2020
Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség, Cleveland, OH, USA - parish priest
Dezső Péter OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent Cirill és Metód horvát ferences rendtartomány)
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2017 – 2020
Szabadka, Serbia - economist, editor
Transfer (new place of service) • 2020 – 2023
Cernik, Croatia - house superior, parish priest, treasurer
Hesz Vince Dénes OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Magyarok Nagyasszonya rendtartomány)
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2016 – 2020
Budapest, Hungary - pastor, treasurer, personal secretary
Transfer (new place of service) • 2020 – 2024
Szeged, Hungary - pastor
Kerekes László, püspök, Dr.
Roman Catholic • bishop • Gyulafehérvár
Episcopal consecration • August 29, 2020
Gyulafehérvár, Romania
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2000 – 2020
Boldog Özséb templom, Kézdivásárhely, Romania - parish priest
Return home • 2020 -
Gyulafehérvár, Romania - auxiliary bishop, vicar general
Licskó Szabolcs
Roman Catholic • priest • Esztergom-Budapest (formerly: Esztergom)
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2012 – 2020
Magyarok Nagyasszonya templom, Montréal, QC, Canada - parish priest, pastor to the Hungarian-speaking congregation
Loya Tamás
Greek Catholic • priest • Parma, OH, USA
Transfer (new place of service) • 2020
Annunciation of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Parish, Homer Glen, IL, USA - parish priest
Mezei András
Roman Catholic • priest • Veszprém
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2015 – 2020
Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség, Cleveland, OH, USA - administrator
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2018 – 2020
Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség, Cleveland, OH, USA - administrator
Return home • 2020
II. (Kis Szent Teréz templom), Keszthely, Hungary - parish priest
Páldeák Iván Szabolcs OFM
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)
Transfer (previous place of service) • 2013 – 2020
Ferenciek tere, Budapest, Hungary - pastor, retired
Transfer (new place of service) • 2020 – 2024
Esztergom, Hungary - pastor, retired
Őrsy László SJ, Dr.
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Transfer (previous place of service) • 1993 – 2020
Georgetown Egyetem, Washington DC, USA - professor emeritus, visiting lecturer
Transfer (new place of service) • 2020
Colombiere Jezsuita Közösség, Baltimore, MD, USA - retired
Gaál Jenő SVD
Roman Catholic • priest • verbita (Societas Verbi Divini)
Death • March 27, 2020
Hungary
Eördögh András SJ
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Death • April 11, 2020
Toronto, ON, Canada
Bálint István József
Roman Catholic • priest • Bridgeport, CT, USA
Death • May 16, 2020
Bridgeport, CT, USA
Burial • May 26, 2020
Saint Michael's Cemetery, Stratford, CT, USA
Saint Michael's Cemetery
Farkasfalvy Miklós Dénes O.Cist, Dr., apát
Roman Catholic • priest • ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Death • May 20, 2020
Dallas, TX, USA
Lackner Károly Béda O.Cist, dr
Roman Catholic • priest • ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Death • November 10, 2020
Dallas, TX, USA

Ongoing entries

Service locations that can be shown to have existed during the selected year, but did not begin and did not end in that year.
Kereszty András Rókus O.Cist, Dr.
Service abroad • 1963 – 2022
Roman Catholic • priest • ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas, Irving, TX, USA - University professor; also served as a high school teacher from 1968 to 2013 and as a novice master from 1975 to 2012. Retired since 2019
Gyöngyös Márton OP
Service abroad • 1970 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • domonkos (Ordo Fratrum Praedicatorum)
Austria - pastoral care and leading retreats
Pázmány Géza Sch.P.
Service abroad • 1980 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)
Devon, PA, USA - teacher, then retired
Marozsán László
Service abroad • 1986 – 2021
Greek Catholic • deacon • Toronto, ON, Canada
Keresztelő Szent János magyar görög katolikus templom, Welland, ON, Canada - diakónus
Deák István
Service abroad • 1988 • currently
Greek Catholic • priest • Toronto, ON, Canada
Hamilton, ON, Canada - parish priest, formerly in Toronto, ON; currently retired
Molnár László
Service abroad • 1990 – 2025
Roman Catholic • priest • Székesfehérvár
Porto Alegre, Brazília - pastor, founder of the Brotherhood of Our Lady
Deák Miklós, dr.
Service abroad • 1991 – 2024
Greek Catholic • priest • Toronto, ON, Canada
London, ON, Canada - pastor (performs Roman Catholic rites)
Deák Miklós, dr.
Service abroad • 1991 – 2024
Greek Catholic • priest • Toronto, ON, Canada
Welland, ON, Canada - parish priest
Lelóczky Gyula Donát O.Cist
Service abroad • 1992 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Dallas, TX, USA - High school teacher until 2011, librarian until 2022, pastor of the Hungarian community in Texas
Kiss György Barnabás OFM
Service abroad • 1994 - • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Győr
Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség, Detroit, MI, USA - parish priest; since 2010, administrator at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Windsor, ON, Canada
Marosfalvy László SJ
Service abroad • 1996 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség, Toronto, ON, Canada - lelkész, ökonómus, közben 2006-2008 között plébános, majd segédlelkész, valamint a Saint Jutta Foundation kanadai kurátora, később nyugállományban
Juhász Gábor Tamás, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 1998 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Esztergom-Budapest (formerly: Esztergom)
Budapest - Vizafogó, Budapest, Hungary - Assistant pastor, then parish priest from 2000 onward; during that time, he also served as director of St. Augustine Chapel from 2001 to 2019
Bagyinszki Péter Ágoston OFM, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2001 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Magyarok Nagyasszonya rendtartomány)
Sapientia Szerzetesi Főiskola, Budapest, Hungary - Lecturer at Sapientia College of Theology, teaches fundamental theology; member of the Senate since 2020; head of the Department of Fundamental Theology; Vice Rector for Education and Research from 2021 to 2025; Acting Rector since July 1, 2025; Rector since September 1, 2025
Lakatos Dénes
Service abroad • 2001 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • Gyulafehérvár
Our Lady of Hungary templom, Vancouver, BC, Canada - parish priest
Lukács Imre Róbert, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2001 – 2022
Roman Catholic • priest • Gyulafehérvár
Verespatak, Romania - parish priest, and at the same time a professor of canon law at the College of Theology in Gyulafehérvár
Kárpáti László SVD
Service abroad • 2003 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Szeged-Csanád (formerly: Csanád)
Johannesburg, Dél-Afrikai Köztársaság - missionary, street pastor
Erős Sándor
Service abroad • 2004 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Szatmár (formerly: Nagyvárad-Szatmári egyesített egyházmegye)
Túrterebes, Romania - retired
Finta Lajos
Service abroad • 2004 – 2021
Roman Catholic • priest • Vác
Argentina - missionary
Finta Lajos
Service abroad • 2004 – 2021
Roman Catholic • priest • Vác
Peru - missionary
Miskei László
Service abroad • 2004 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Rozsnyó
Our Lady of Hungary Church, Welland, ON, Canada - parish priest
Artner Péter Oszkár, Dr. habil
Service in the homeland • 2007 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Eger
Szent Péter és Pál Plébánia, Kál, Hungary - parish priest
Cserháti Ferenc, esztergom-budapesti segédpüspök
Service in the homeland • 2007 – 2023
Roman Catholic • bishop • Szatmár (formerly: Nagyvárad-Szatmári egyesített egyházmegye)
Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert Székesegyház, Esztergom, Hungary - Titular Bishop of Centuria, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest entrusted with the pastoral care of Hungarians living abroad
Horváth Árpád SJ
Service in the homeland • 2007 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Budapest, Hungary - editor, supervisor
Dömötör János László (OFM)
Service abroad • 2008 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum)
Queen of Peace templom, Victoria, BC, Canada - parish priest, Hungarian pastor
Mustó Péter SJ
Service in the homeland • 2008 – 2023
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Dobogókő, Hungary - spiritual director and retreat leader, then retired
Csókay Károly SJ
Service in the homeland • 2009 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Miskolc, Hungary - assistant pastor, then retired
Nagy László, Dr.
Service abroad • 2009 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Gyulafehérvár
Holy Family Parish, Whitby, ON, Canada - parish priest, judge of the Canadian Court of Appeal, archdiocesan vicar general, professor of theology
Kovách János
Service abroad • 2010 – 2021
Greek Catholic • priest • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Sherman Oaks, CA, USA - retired
Csorba László Domonkos OFM
Service in the homeland • 2012 – 2021
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)
Ferenciek tere, Budapest, Hungary - pastor
Ailer Gellért
Service in the homeland • 2013 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Washington DC, USA
Redemtoris Mater Egyházmegyei Missziós Szeminárium, Eger, Hungary - vice principal
Jaschkó Balázs SJ
Service abroad • 2013 – 2023
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Pickering, ON, Canada - retired
Juhász Imre
Service abroad • 2013 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • Veszprém
Szent László R. K. Egyházközség, New Brunswick, NJ, USA - parish priest; following the consolidation of parishes, pastor to Hungarian- and Spanish-speaking parishioners; assistant pastor; and coordinator of the Hungarian Apostolate of the Diocese of Metuchen
Orbán Mihály SJ
Service in the homeland • 2013 – 2021
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Szatmárnémeti, Romania - the pastor of the German-speaking community in Kálvária
Bagyinszki Péter Ágoston OFM, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2014 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Magyarok Nagyasszonya rendtartomány)
Budapest, Hungary - co-founder and later editor-in-chief of *Acta Pintériana*.
Boksay Péter
Service in the homeland • 2014 – 2021
Greek Catholic • priest • Hajdúdorog
Hajdúdorog, Hungary - Assistant pastor and school chaplain at the St. Basil Educational Center
Csete Iván
Service abroad • 2014 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • New York, NY, USA
St. Mary’s, Port Jervis, NY, USA - Retired, but also assists as a Hungarian Mass celebrant in New York, NY, USA
Antal András
Service abroad • 2015 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Gyulafehérvár
Cleveland, OH, USA - retired
Apró, Jorge Alberto
Service abroad • 2015 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Guarulhos, Brazília
Sagrada Família, Guarulhos, Brazília - retired parish priest
Horváth Árpád SJ
Service in the homeland • 2015 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Jézus Szíve templom, Budapest, Hungary - Church administrator; also parish administrator of the Christ the King Parish in Budapest-Belsőjózsefváros from 2021 to 2024
Mák Ferenc
Service in the homeland • 2015 • currently
Greek Catholic • priest • Hajdúdorog
Budai Görög Katolikus Parókia, Budapest, Hungary - assistant pastor
Mák Ferenc
Service in the homeland • 2015 • currently
Greek Catholic • priest • Hajdúdorog
Debrecen, Hungary - a judge of the Diocesan Court of Hajdúdorog
Ailer Gellért
Service in the homeland • 2016 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Washington DC, USA
Kisboldogasszony templom, Eger, Hungary - parish administrator
Bagyinszki Péter Ágoston OFM, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2016 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Magyarok Nagyasszonya rendtartomány)
Budapest, Hungary - the delegate for formation and studies of the Franciscan Province of Our Lady of the Hungarians.
Cebula Paweł OFMConv
Service in the homeland • 2016 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Minorita (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium)
Páduai Szent Antal plébánia, Eger - parish priest
Erdei János József OSBM
Service in the homeland • 2016 – 2022
Greek Catholic • priest • bazilita (Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni)
Máriapócs, Hungary - retired pastor
Kormon József, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2016 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Pécs
Hungary - retired
Kovács Lajos (SJ), Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2016 – 2021
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Veresegyház, Hungary - assistant pastor
Bellovics Gábor SJ
Service in the homeland • 2017 – 2025
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Jézus Szíve templom, Budapest, Hungary - assistant pastor
Forrai Tamás Gergely SJ
Service abroad • 2017 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség, Toronto, ON, Canada - parish priest
Jálics Ferenc SJ
Service in the homeland • 2017 – 2021
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Farkas Edith Szeretetotthon, Budapest - retired
Konyárik József
Service in the homeland • 2017 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Braziliaváros, Brazília
Nagyvárad, Romania - pastor of the Neocatechumenal Way community
Amászka László (OFMConv)
Service abroad • 2018 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Minorita (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium)
St. John the Baptist Parish, Guelph, ON, Canada - pastor
Balogh László
Service abroad • 2018 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • Vác
Szent István R. K. Magyar Egyházközség, Passaic, NJ, USA - parish priest, currently celebrating Mass in New York, NY
Bellovics Gábor SJ
Service in the homeland • 2018 – 2025
Roman Catholic • priest • jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Szent Ignác Jezsuita Szakkollégium, Budapest, Hungary - pastor
Bérczi László Bernát O.Cist, apát
Service in the homeland • 2018 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Zirci Ciszterci Apátság, Zirc - abbot (suspended from his duties as abbot in 2023)
Forró József, Msgr.
Service abroad • 2018 – 2021
Roman Catholic • priest • Esztergom-Budapest (formerly: Esztergom)
Apostoli nunciatúra, Washington DC, USA - Counselor at the Nunciature, Hungarian pastor
Juhász Ferenc, Msgr.
Service in the homeland • 2018 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Eger
Miskolc-Mindszent (Szent Péter és Szent Pál apostolok) plébánia, Miskolc, Hungary - parish priest
Kürnyek Róbert, Dr.
Service in the homeland • 2018 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Szombathely
Szent Kereszt templomigazgatóság, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary - Church administrator, and currently at the József Mindszenty Elementary School, High School, and Boarding School – school chaplain
Leavy Matthew Máté OSB, apát
Service abroad • 2018 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)
Woodside, CA, USA - teacher and pastor at the Hungarian Catholic Mission
Marton Antal Bernát O.Cist, dr
Service in the homeland • 2018 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)
Zirc, Hungary - Perjel (returned to Dallas, TX, USA in 2023 due to illness)
Nemcek Péter
Service abroad • 2018 – 2022
Roman Catholic • priest • Winnipeg, MB, Canada
St. Mary Cathedral, Winnipeg, MB, Canada - assistant pastor
Huszti Mihály
Service abroad • 2018 – • currently
Greek Catholic • priest • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Morgantown, WV, USA - pastor, episcopal judge, and synod judge
Ailer Gáspár
Service in the homeland • 2019 • currently
Roman Catholic • priest • Esztergom-Budapest (formerly: Esztergom)
Budafok-Belvárosi Szent Lipót templom, Budapest, Hungary - dean, pastor
Angyal Lajos
Service abroad • 2019 • currently
Greek Catholic • priest • Hajdúdorog
Hamilton, ON, Canada - pastor
Hernádi Balázs Lehel OFM
Service abroad • 2019 – 2024
Roman Catholic • priest • ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Magyarok Nagyasszonya rendtartomány)
Satipo, Peru - Assistant pastor, then parish priest for 2023–2024
Lóczi Tamás
Service in the homeland • 2019 – 2022
Roman Catholic • priest • Eger
Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary - parish priest
Magung Fransiskus Xaverius SVD
Service in the homeland • 2019 – 2022
Roman Catholic • priest • verbita (Societas Verbi Divini)
Vasvár, Hungary - parish priest