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Horváth Miklós OFMConv

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Deceased

Birth data:: Arad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania — November 22, 1905
Death data:: Calgary, AB, Canada — February 20, 1992
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: Minorita (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium)

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Temesvár, Romania, currently Timișoara — February 3, 1933
Place of burial:: St. Mary's Cemetery
Calgary, AB, Canada

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest in 1933 by Bishop Ágoston Pacha of Timișoara in his private chapel. He celebrated his first Mass at the Minorite Church in Arad. He arrived in Canada in 1937.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1933	1935	Arad, Romania			pastor
1935	1937	Ada, Jugoszlávia	Ada (Ада), Serbia		pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1937	1960	Montréal, QC, Canada
1961	1963	Minoa, NY, USA
1964		Hoboken, NJ, USA
1965	1992	Calgary, AB, Canada	retired

Life timeline

Birth

November 22, 1905

Arad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania

Priestly ordination

February 3, 1933

Temesvár, Romania, currently Timișoara

Service in the homeland

1933 – 1935

Arad, Romania

pastor

Service in the homeland

1935 – 1937

Ada, Jugoszlávia, currently Ada (Ада), Serbia

pastor

Service abroad

1937 – 1960

Montréal, QC, Canada

Service abroad

1961 – 1963

Minoa, NY, USA

Service abroad

1964

Hoboken, NJ, USA

Service abroad

1965 – 1992

Calgary, AB, Canada

retired

Death

February 20, 1992

Calgary, AB, Canada

Sources

KMVÉ: 1945-1989.;
MKL: Montreál;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1204.;
Magyar Lapok, 1937-01-13., pp. 7.
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Nicholas-Horvath/15295751✓
Új Ember, 1992-11-22., pp. 6.
Szabad Magyarság 1957-05-17., pp. 7.
MKL: Árpádházi Szent Erzsébet plébánia, Calgary;
Török: 350.;

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Horváth Miklós OFMConv: 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=435 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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