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Major Imre Márk (O.Cist), Dr.

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Deceased

Birth data:: Csácsbozsok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Zalaegerszeg, Hungary — March 26, 1923
Death data:: Essen, Germany — November 3, 2000
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: religious
Diocese / Order:: ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis) (1981-ig) → Kismarton, Ausztria

Kismarton, Ausztria (1986-ig) → Eger

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: May 26, 1944
First (temporary) vows:: May 27, 1945
Perpetual vows:: February 1, 1949
Priestly ordination:: June 29, 1949
Place of burial:: Mária Magdolna templom kriptában
Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

Biographical data

His parents were János Major, a master shoemaker, and Ágnes Handrik. He completed his high school studies in Budapest at the St. Imre Cistercian High School. He entered the order on May 26, 1944. He took his first vows on May 27, 1945, and his perpetual vows on February 1, 1949. He completed his theological studies in Zirc. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1949, by Bishop Sándor Kovács of Szombathely. He left the country in 1967. In 1981, he left the order and served as a secular priest.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Position
1949	1953	Pásztó, Hungary	assistant pastor
1953		Kál, Hungary	assistant pastor
1953	1959	Törökszentmiklós, Hungary	assistant pastor
1959	1967	Jászárokszállás, Hungary	assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1967	1968	Róma, Italy
1968	1972	Forth Worth, TX, USA	Texas Christian University	History studies, while serving as a chaplain at a convent
1972	1981	Dallas, TX, USA		High school teacher, while living in Grand Prairie, TX, USA – seminary pastor, 1972–1976, Plano, TX, USA – university professor
1981	1986	Kastl, Germany		principal at the Hungarian high school
1986	2000	Germany		A Hungarian pastor in the Ruhr region

Life timeline

Birth

March 26, 1923

Csácsbozsok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

Entry into religious life

May 26, 1944

First (temporary) vows

May 27, 1945

Perpetual vows

February 1, 1949

Priestly ordination

June 29, 1949

Service in the homeland

1949 – 1953

Pásztó, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1953

Kál, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1953 – 1959

Törökszentmiklós, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1959 – 1967

Jászárokszállás, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1967 – 1968

Róma, Italy

Service abroad

1968 – 1972

Forth Worth, TX, USA

Texas Christian University

History studies, while serving as a chaplain at a convent

Service abroad

1972 – 1981

Dallas, TX, USA

High school teacher, while living in Grand Prairie, TX, USA – seminary pastor, 1972–1976, Plano, TX, USA – university professor

Service abroad

1981 – 1986

Kastl, Germany

principal at the Hungarian high school

Service abroad

1986 – 2000

Germany

A Hungarian pastor in the Ruhr region

Death

November 3, 2000

Essen, Germany

Sources

Új Ember, 1993-06-13., pp. 7.;
MKL: Major;
KMVÉ: 1969-1982;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1755-1756.;
Halász Tibor O.Cist adatai alapján

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Major Imre Márk (O.Cist), Dr.: 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=688 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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