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Csányi Kornél László

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Deceased

Birth data:: Nagyvárad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Oradea, Romania — April 29, 1892
Death data:: Budapest, Hungary — January 12, 1953
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Esztergom-Budapest (korábban: Esztergom)

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: April 29, 1915

Biographical data

He studied theology in Esztergom and Budapest. He was ordained a priest on April 29, 1915. He lived in the United States from 1922 to 1937. In 1946, he became an archiepiscopal councilor.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1915		Nógrádmarcali, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		assistant pastor
1916	1922	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	Szent Margit intézet	religious educator and assistant pastor
1937 circa		Nagyvárad, Romania	Oradea		religious educator
1938 circa		Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		religious educator
1945 after		Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		retired

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1922	1928	South River, NJ, USA	Szent István első vértanú templom	parish priest
1928	1934	Carteret, NJ, USA	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1934	1937	Trenton, NJ, USA
1937		Carteret, NJ, USA	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

April 29, 1892

Nagyvárad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Oradea, Romania

Priestly ordination

April 29, 1915

Service in the homeland

1915

Nógrádmarcali, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1916 – 1922

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Szent Margit intézet

religious educator and assistant pastor

Service abroad

1922 – 1928

South River, NJ, USA

Szent István első vértanú templom

parish priest

Service abroad

1928 – 1934

Carteret, NJ, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1934 – 1937

Trenton, NJ, USA

Service in the homeland

1937

Nagyvárad, Romania, currently Oradea

religious educator

Service abroad

1937

Carteret, NJ, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1938

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1945

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

retired

Death

January 12, 1953

Budapest, Hungary

Sources

Máté: 205,
Diós: 94.
Beke: 12.
Káldor-II: 87.
Circulares literae dioecesanae anno 1915. ad clerum archidioecesis strigoniensis a Joanne Cardinale Csernoch principe primate regni Hungariae et archiepiscopo dimissae – 1915. Nr. 2460, Circulares litterae dioecesanae anno 1938 ad clerum archidioecesis strigoniensis dimissae 1938. X. Nr. 5369., Circulares litterae dioecesanae anno – 1946. XI. Nr. 4917.
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Csányi Kornél László: 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=148 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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