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Andrássy Béla Oresztes

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Deceased

Birth data:: 1894 circa
Death data:: 1945 before
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: ismeretlen (nincs adat)

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: ismeretlen
Place of burial:: ismeretlen

Biographical data

His father’s first name was Andrej. The date and place of his ordination are unknown. He arrived in the United States on June 1, 1921, aboard the ship Drottingholm, which had departed from Gothenburg, Sweden. He stated his age at the time as 27. He listed his nationality as Czechoslovakian and his ethnicity as Hungarian.

Notes

Török is the only source that mentions his place of service as Portage, PA, USA; it cannot be found in any other sources.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1922		Detroit, MI, USA	Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség
1922	1922	Bridgeport, CT, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1922	1926	Eire, PA, USA
1926		Portage, PA, USA
1926		Johnstown, NY, USA
1926	1927	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet templom	assistant pastor
1929		Roebling, NJ, USA	Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség

Life timeline

Birth

1894

Service abroad

1922 – 1922

Bridgeport, CT, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1922

Detroit, MI, USA

Szent Kereszt R. K. Egyházközség

Service abroad

1922 – 1926

Eire, PA, USA

Service abroad

1926

Portage, PA, USA

Service abroad

1926

Johnstown, NY, USA

Service abroad

1926 – 1927

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet templom

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1929

Roebling, NJ, USA

Nagyboldogasszony R. K. Egyházközség

Death

1945

Sources

MKL: Bridgeport
Mesterházy:2001
Török: 258
Máté: 203.

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Citation for this entry

Andrássy Béla Oresztes: 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=7 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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