Kapuvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — October 8, 1912
Death data:
São Paulo, Brazília — August 24, 1977
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
August 6, 1931
Perpetual vows:
June 27, 1936
Priestly ordination:
June 13, 1937
Biographical data
His original surname was Kránitz. He began his secondary education at the Premonstratensian school in Szombathely and completed it in Pannonhalma. He entered the order on August 6, 1931, in Pannonhalma. He took his solemn vows on June 27, 1936. He was ordained a priest on June 13, 1937. He earned a teaching degree in Hungarian and Latin. As a military chaplain, he was sent to the West along with his military hospital and did not return. According to other sources, he was in Budapest between 1946 and 1947.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1937
1938
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
student teacher
1938
1946
Pápa, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
high school teacher; from 1940, building superintendent; and, from 1944, field chaplain
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1945 after
1947
Beuron, Germany
pastor
1947
1977
São Paulo, Brazília
From 1948 to 1962, he was a high school teacher and an editor at Magyar Hírlap; from 1957 to 1962, he held the rank of magister; and from 1963 to 1977, he served as senior pastor of the Hungarian community
Literary activity
A m. irod. népiesség úttörői. Pannonhalma, 1939. (Pannonhalmi füzetek 23.) - A ker. nev. alapelvei. Pápa, 1942. - Egy irod. vita a 18. sz. végéről. Szombathely, 1942. - A sztmise rendje. S.a.r. São Paulo, 1966. - 1942. III. 15–1944. X. 1: a Pápa és Vidéke c. hetilap fel. szerk-je, 1948. II. 1–1950. IV: a São Paulo-i Délamerikai Magyar Hírlap (Gazeta Húngara) fel. szerk-je és kiadója
From 1948 to 1962, he was a high school teacher and an editor at Magyar Hírlap; from 1957 to 1962, he held the rank of magister; and from 1963 to 1977, he served as senior pastor of the Hungarian community
Kerényi Lajos Olaf OSB: 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=525 (accessed: 2026-07-06).
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