Répceszemere, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — March 16, 1906
Death data:
East Farmingdale, NY, USA — November 26, 1973
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Szombathely
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
June 28, 1931
Place of burial:
Long Island National Cemetery
East Farmingdale, NY, USA
Other name used:
Coloman Anthony Endredy
Biographical data
His parents were farmers. He was ordained a priest on June 28, 1931. In 1936, he became the head of the Wallingford parish, which had broken away from the Catholic Church; he was subsequently suspended and left the priesthood. During World War II, he served as a fifth-class technician (in practice, a corporal). On June 18, 1936, he married Helen Marie Gerish in Luzerne, PA.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1921
1922
Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Kelcz-Adélffy fiúnevelő intézet
deputy prefect
1923
1933
Kéthely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Hungary
assistant pastor (on loan to the Diocese of Veszprém)
1933
Szepetnek, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
assistant pastor
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1933
1935
Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
assistant pastor
1936
Wallingford, CO, USA
parish priest, founds the independent Hungarian Catholic Church, and then leaves the clergy
Endrédy Kálmán: 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=234 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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