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Lengyel Gyula, Msgr

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Lengyel Gyula, Msgr
Deceased
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Birth data:
New York, NY, USA — February 28, 1893
Death data:
Mikóháza, Hungary — April 11, 1950
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Eperjes (1924-ig) → Miskolci Apostoli Exarchátus
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
November 4, 1914
Place of burial:
Községi temető
Mikóháza, Hungary
Biographical data
He was born in the United States. His parents were János Lengyel and Vilma Auguszta Gojdics; he had five siblings. They returned to Hungary at an early age. He completed his theological studies in Eperjes. In 1914, he married Márta Korotnoky; they had two daughters. On November 4, 1917, he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Eperjes by Bishop István Novák. In 1924, he was transferred to the Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc. In 1935, he was appointed papal chaplain.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1917 1919 Eperjes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Prešov, Slovakia assistant pastor, religion teacher
1919 1950 Mikóháza, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary assistant pastor, then parish pastor
Life timeline
Birth
February 28, 1893
New York, NY, USA
Priestly ordination
November 4, 1914
Service in the homeland
1917 – 1919
Eperjes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Prešov, Slovakia
assistant pastor, religion teacher
Service in the homeland
1919 – 1950
Mikóháza, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor, then parish pastor
Death
April 11, 1950
Mikóháza, Hungary
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Citation for this entry
Lengyel Gyula, 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=645 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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