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Dancsecs Imre

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Deceased

Birth data:: Talapatka, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — January 16, 1893
Death data:: Máriaújfalu, Hungary — June 8, 1961
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Szombathely

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Szombathely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — June 8, 1916

Biographical data

His parents were József Dancsecs and Ágnes Horváth. He was ordained a priest on June 8, 1916. He served as commander of the 48th Rákóczi Scout Troop. He was the recipient of the Western Hungarian Scout Medal of Honor. He arrived in the United States in 1925 on the steamship Berlin at the invitation of Elemér Eördögh.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1916	1917	Lenti, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	assistant pastor
1917	1919	Csesztreg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	religious educator
1919	1925	Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	religious educator
1928	1937	Kám, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	parish priest
1937	1958	Répceszentgyörgy, Hungary		parish priest

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1925	1928	Toledo, OH, USA			assistant pastor

Life timeline

Birth

January 16, 1893

Talapatka, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 8, 1916

Szombathely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1916 – 1917

Lenti, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1917 – 1919

Csesztreg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1919 – 1925

Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service abroad

1925 – 1928

Toledo, OH, USA

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1928 – 1937

Kám, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1937 – 1958

Répceszentgyörgy, Hungary

parish priest

Death

June 8, 1961

Máriaújfalu, Hungary

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Citation for this entry

Dancsecs Imre: 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=178 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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