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Klenner Hubert Ferenc, Msgr.

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Birth data:: Kolozsvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Cluj-Napoca, Romania — December 22, 1876
Death data:: Detroit, MI, USA — October 10, 1954
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Detroit, MI, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Detroit, MI, USA — July 6, 1902
Place of burial:: Mount Olivet Cemetery
Detroit, MI, USA
Other name used:: Msgr. Hubert F. Klenner

Biographical data

His parents were Hubert Klenner and Mária Lichtenstein, and he had two siblings. He arrived in the United States on October 18, 1890, aboard the steamship Trave. He began his theological studies in Detroit and completed them in Canada. He was ordained a priest in Detroit on July 6, 1902. On May 8, 1952, he was appointed Papal Chamberlain. He was often ill.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1902	1904	Detroit, MI, USA	St. Elizabeth Church,	assistant pastor
1904	1906	Delray, MI, USA		pastor to the German and Hungarian congregations
1906	1921	Detroit, MI, USA	Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség	founding pastor
1920 circa	1954	Detroit, MI, USA	Sacred Heart Seminary	teacher
1921	1937	Detroit, MI, USA	Sacred Heart Church	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

December 22, 1876

Kolozsvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Priestly ordination

July 6, 1902

Detroit, MI, USA

Service abroad

1902 – 1904

Detroit, MI, USA

St. Elizabeth Church,

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1904 – 1906

Delray, MI, USA

pastor to the German and Hungarian congregations

Service abroad

1906 – 1921

Detroit, MI, USA

Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség

founding pastor

Service abroad

1920 – 1954

Detroit, MI, USA

Sacred Heart Seminary

teacher

Service abroad

1921 – 1937

Detroit, MI, USA

Sacred Heart Church

parish priest

Death

October 10, 1954

Detroit, MI, USA

Sources

MKL: Detroit;
Máté: 212.;
Török: 138, 167.;
KMVÉ: 1945-1955.;
Káldor: 228.;
Breznay Béla szerk.: Religio, 1904. 2. félév 24. szám, pp. 191.;
KMV: 1954-10-24., pp.1.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198268766/hubert-frank-klenner✕
A Jó Pásztor, 1952-05-23.

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Klenner Hubert Ferenc, Msgr.: 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=553 (accessed: 2026-07-06).

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