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Csorba László Domonkos OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Mélykút, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — December 18, 1933
Death data:: Esztergom, Hungary — October 31, 2022
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: Hungary — August 29, 1957
Perpetual vows:: Hungary — August 30, 1961
Priestly ordination:: Hungary — June 17, 1962
Place of burial:: Pesti Ferences Templom kriptája
Budapest, Hungary

Biographical data

He entered the Franciscan Order on August 29, 1957. He took his perpetual vows on August 30, 1961. He was ordained a priest on June 17, 1962. He lived in the United States from 1969 to 2005. From 1979 to 1992, he served as the superior of the Kapisztrán Custody.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Church / institution	Position
1962	1969	Esztergom, Hungary		prefect
2006	2012	Budapest, Hungary	Rózsadomb	pastor
2012	2021	Budapest, Hungary	Ferenciek tere	pastor
2021	2022	Esztergom, Hungary		on sick leave

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1969		New Brunswick, NJ, USA	Szent László R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1969		Dewitt, MI, USA		assistant pastor
1970	1971	New York, NY, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1972	1974	Roebling, NJ, USA	Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1974	1982	Detroit, MI, USA	Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1983	1986	Roebling, NJ, USA	Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség
1986	1988	Trenton, NJ, USA		church administrator
1989	2006	New York, NY, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	parish assistant, Hungarian pastor

Life timeline

Birth

December 18, 1933

Mélykút, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 29, 1957

Hungary

Perpetual vows

August 30, 1961

Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 17, 1962

Hungary

Service in the homeland

1962 – 1969

Esztergom, Hungary

prefect

Service abroad

1969

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Szent László R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1969

Dewitt, MI, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1970 – 1971

New York, NY, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1972 – 1974

Roebling, NJ, USA

Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1974 – 1982

Detroit, MI, USA

Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1983 – 1986

Roebling, NJ, USA

Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség

Service abroad

1986 – 1988

Trenton, NJ, USA

church administrator

Service abroad

1989 – 2006

New York, NY, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

parish assistant, Hungarian pastor

Service in the homeland

2006 – 2012

Budapest, Hungary

Rózsadomb

pastor

Service in the homeland

2012 – 2021

Budapest, Hungary

Ferenciek tere

pastor

Service in the homeland

2021 – 2022

Esztergom, Hungary

on sick leave

Death

October 31, 2022

Esztergom, Hungary

Sources

OFM-K-1994,
Török: 143.
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 526-527.
https://www.ferencesek.hu/csorba-domonkos-atya-gyaszjelentese/✓

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Csorba László Domonkos 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=166 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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