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Meister Károly

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Birth data:: Buffalo, NY, USA — June 24, 1925
Death data:: Buffalo, NY, USA — August 18, 1969
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Buffalo, NY, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Buffalo, NY, USA — May 19, 1951
Place of burial:: Mount Olivet Cemetery
Kenmore, NY, USA
Other name used:: Rev Charles L. Meister

Biographical data

He was a second-generation Hungarian. His parents were Károly and Mária Meister, and he had four siblings. He was a student at Christ the King Seminary and St. Bonaventure University. He was ordained a priest in Buffalo, NY, on May 19, 1951. He died at a young age.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1951	1952	Rushford, NY, USA		assistant pastor
1952 after		Buffalo, NY, USA	St. John the Baptist, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Ambrose	assistant pastor
1963 circa	1969	Buffalo, NY, USA	Árpádházi Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

June 24, 1925

Buffalo, NY, USA

Priestly ordination

May 19, 1951

Buffalo, NY, USA

Service abroad

1951 – 1952

Rushford, NY, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1952

Buffalo, NY, USA

St. John the Baptist, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Ambrose

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1963 – 1969

Buffalo, NY, USA

Árpádházi Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Death

August 18, 1969

Buffalo, NY, USA

Sources

Amerikai Magyar Népszava, 1952-08-20.; pp. 2.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71038245/charles-l-meister✕
KMVÉ: 1966-1970.;
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-10134/1930-egyesult-allamok-szovetsegi-nepszamlalas?itemId=217753247-&groupId=a7bce46db8d5eecb26ca804467a6f359&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Charles+Meister✓

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Citation for this entry

Meister Károly: 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=726 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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