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Lenner Jenő Arkangyal OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Bazsi, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — November 13, 1924
Death data:: Trenton, NJ, USA — October 18, 1990
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Kapisztrán kusztódia)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 22, 1940
First (temporary) vows:: August 23, 1941
Perpetual vows:: August 14, 1948
Priestly ordination:: May 27, 1949

Biographical data

He entered the Marian Province on August 22, 1940. He took his simple vows on August 23, 1941. He took his solemn vows on August 14, 1948. He was ordained a priest on May 27, 1949. He was a member of the custodian’s advisory board. In 1989, he welcomed Cardinal László Paskai, who was visiting on a pastoral visit.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1949		Szombathely, Hungary

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1959	1960	Flint, MI, USA
1961	1964	Dewitt, MI, USA		caretaker
1965	1969	Roebling, NJ, USA	Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1969	1989	Dewitt, MI, USA		caretaker, building manager, confessor
1989	1990	Trenton, NJ, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

November 13, 1924

Bazsi, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 22, 1940

First (temporary) vows

August 23, 1941

Perpetual vows

August 14, 1948

Priestly ordination

May 27, 1949

Service in the homeland

1949

Szombathely, Hungary

Service abroad

1959 – 1960

Flint, MI, USA

Service abroad

1961 – 1964

Dewitt, MI, USA

caretaker

Service abroad

1965 – 1969

Roebling, NJ, USA

Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1969 – 1989 előtt

Dewitt, MI, USA

caretaker, building manager, confessor

Service abroad

1989 előtt – 1990

Trenton, NJ, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Death

October 18, 1990

Trenton, NJ, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1959-1989;
Szolgálat 88. (1990/4), 146.;
Török: 263.;
http://mandadb.hu/common/file-servlet/document/60868/default/doc_url/Marinus_let_19402.pdf✓
OFM-M 1949.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1681-1683.
A fényképet Kálmán Peregrin OFM bocsátotta rendelkezésemre.

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Lenner Jenő Arkangyal OFM: 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=649 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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