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Mészáros Lipót OFM

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Birth data:: New York, NY, USA — July 21, 1920
Death data:: New York, NY, USA — April 12, 1973
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Holy Name provincia)

Ordination level:: priest
First (temporary) vows:: 1942
Perpetual vows:: September 14, 1945
Priestly ordination:: Washington DC, USA — June 12, 1947
Place of burial:: Patterson, NJ, USA
Other name used:: Mészáros Leopold

Biographical data

He is a second-generation Hungarian. His father, Kálmán Mészáros, was from Vas County, and his mother, Erzsébet Reindl, was from Veszprém County. He completed his elementary education at the St. Stephen Parish School in New York, NY. He completed his novitiate in Patterson, NJ. He took his simple vows in 1942 and his perpetual vows on September 14, 1945. He was ordained a priest by Apostolic Delegate Giovanni Amletto Cicognani in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 1947. He battled throat cancer during the last six years of his life, but—despite his surgeries and extreme pain—he remained active throughout.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
Nem élt Magyarországon

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1947	1948	New York, NY, USA		St. Francis of Assisi Parish	assistant pastor at the French-speaking parish
1948	1973	New York, NY, Hungary		Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor

Life timeline

Birth

July 21, 1920

New York, NY, USA

First (temporary) vows

1942

Perpetual vows

September 14, 1945

Priestly ordination

June 12, 1947

Washington DC, USA

Service abroad

1947 – 1948

New York, NY, USA

St. Francis of Assisi Parish

assistant pastor at the French-speaking parish

Service abroad

1948 – 1973

New York, NY, Hungary

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Death

April 12, 1973

New York, NY, USA

Sources

https://hnp.org/who-we-are/our-friars/deceased-friars/leopold-meszaros/✓
Török: 227.;
Szabad Magyarság, 1960-08-21., pp. 4.;
KMV: 1972-05-14., pp. 3.;
KMV: 1973-05-13., pp. 4.;
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-11006/1950-egyesult-allamok-szovetsegi-nepszamlalas?itemId=104633540-&groupId=caff822aaab40f96294420b847c3e8c4&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Leopold+Meszaros✓
https://gyujtemeny.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/ex-libris-rev-leopold-meszaros-o-f-m-/65149?order=creation_desc&npn=1✓

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Citation for this entry

Mészáros Lipót 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=740 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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