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Dömötör János László (OFM)

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Birth data:: ismeretlen
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (1985-ig) → Kanadai Katonai Ordinariátus

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: February 2, 1980

Biographical data

He arrived in Canada with his parents in 1957 and graduated from high school in Petrolia, ON. He pursued his higher education in the United States, earning degrees in philosophy and psychology. He was ordained a Franciscan priest in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 1980. From 1982 to 1985, he served as a missionary in Jerusalem, and from 1982 to 1983, he was rector of the Terra Santa Theological Institute in Nazareth. He is a member of the Order of Saint Lazarus and the Order of Columbus. On July 15, 2002, the Governor General of Canada granted him a Grant of Arms and a coat of arms. Awards:
• Canadian Forces Commendation – 1997
• Interfet Commendation, East Timor – 2001
• Canadian Peacekeeping Commendation – 2001
• Special Service Medal, Persian Gulf – 2001
• Southeast Asia Service Medal, Persian Gulf – 2001

He does not participate in organized Hungarian pastoral care, but he celebrates Mass in Hungarian.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1982	1985	Jeruzsálem (ירושלים), Izrael			missionary
1985	1987	Oromocto, NB, Canada			military chaplain
1988	1989	Medley, NB, Canada			military chaplain
1990	2008	Canada	Bow Island, AB		military chaplain
2008	currently active	Victoria, BC, Canada		Queen of Peace templom	parish priest, Hungarian pastor

Life timeline

Priestly ordination

February 2, 1980

Service abroad

1982 – 1985

Jeruzsálem (ירושלים), Izrael

missionary

Service abroad

1985 – 1987

Oromocto, NB, Canada

military chaplain

Service abroad

1988 – 1989

Medley, NB, Canada

military chaplain

Service abroad

1990 – 2008

Canada, currently Bow Island, AB

military chaplain

Service abroad

2008 – currently active

Victoria, BC, Canada

Queen of Peace templom

parish priest, Hungarian pastor

Sources

http://www.hungariansocietyofvictoria.org/hu/programok.html✓
Kusztódia: 33.
KMVÉ: 1986-1989.
Címtár: 2013, 2016.

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Citation for this entry

Dömötör János László (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=217 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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