Káld, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — June 24, 1899
Death data:
Trenton, NJ, USA — June 15, 1964
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Szombathely
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — 1924
Other name used:
Kish
Biographical data
He completed his high school education at the Benedictine High School in Pápa. At the age of 18, he was drafted into the army and served in the 83rd Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment in Vienna, from which he was discharged as an ensign after receiving multiple decorations. He studied theology in Szombathely, where he was ordained a priest in 1924. In 1925, he participated in the rescue of children in Belgium and the Netherlands. He arrived in the United States in 1931. He was one of the leaders of the American Hungarian Catholic League. He passed away at St. Francis Hospital in Trenton, NJ, due to a heart attack.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1927
1929
Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
serves at the bishop’s office and is a religion teacher
1929
1930
Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
military preparatory class at the science high school
1931
Vép, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
administrator
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1925
1927
Belgium
Chaplain for a child rescue operation (whose area of service extends to the Netherlands)
Kiss A. Gyula: 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=538 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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