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Ligeti András Angelus OFM

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Birth data:: Nagykanizsa, Hungary — June 18, 1955
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: Veszprém (1983-ig) → Irgalmasok (Ordo S. Joannis a Deo)

Irgalmasok (Ordo S. Joannis a Deo) (1985-ig) → ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia)

ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Kusztódia) (1991-ig) → ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Szent István Rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: USA
Priestly ordination:: Veszprém, Hungary — June 21, 1979

Biographical data

He was a student at the Pannonhalma Benedictine High School and studied theology in Győr. He was ordained a priest in Veszprém on June 21, 1979. In 1983, intending to enter religious life, he left for abroad and entered the novitiate of the Order of Mercy in Graz. In 1984, he joined the St. Stephen Custody of the Franciscans living in the United States. He took his solemn vows in 1988. Since the dissolution of the Custody, he has been a member of the Franciscan Province named after King St. Stephen (Transylvania). Since 2013, he has been the recipient of the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit. He received this honor for his work in community building, preserving and cataloging the Mindszenty legacy, and his efforts to preserve the sense of identity among Hungarian Americans.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1979	1980	Siófok, Hungary			assistant pastor
1980	1983	Attala, Hungary			assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1983	1984	Graz, Austria		a novice of the Order of Mercy
1984	1992	Youngstown, OH, USA		Co-editor of KMV, then editor-in-chief from 1989 onward; pastor
1993		Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet templom	Editor-in-Chief of KMV, pastor
1994		Detroit, MI, USA	Szent Kereszt templom	local pastor and assistant pastor, as well as a priest who celebrated Mass at former Hungarian parishes in DeWitt, MI, USA, and Toledo, OH, USA

Literary activity

Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapja: 1984-1993 társszerkesztő, majd főszerkesztő
Számos írása a KMV és más külföldi magyar lapokban.
KMVÉ szerkesztője, valamint mintegy két tucatnyi könyv szerkesztője és kiadója.

Life timeline

Birth

June 18, 1955

Nagykanizsa, Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 21, 1979

Veszprém, Hungary

Service in the homeland

1979 – 1980

Siófok, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1980 – 1983

Attala, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1983 – 1984

Graz, Austria

a novice of the Order of Mercy

Service abroad

1984 – 1992

Youngstown, OH, USA

Co-editor of KMV, then editor-in-chief from 1989 onward; pastor

Service abroad

1993

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet templom

Editor-in-Chief of KMV, pastor

Service abroad

1994

Detroit, MI, USA

Szent Kereszt templom

local pastor and assistant pastor, as well as a priest who celebrated Mass at former Hungarian parishes in DeWitt, MI, USA, and Toledo, OH, USA

Sources

MKL: Ligeti;
Ligeti András Angelus OFM saját közlése;
Kiss G. Barnabás OFM közlése;
KMVÉ: 1985-1989;
Kusztódia

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Citation for this entry

Ligeti András Angelus 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=654 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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