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Molnár Antal

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Deceased

Birth data:: Győr, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — June 18, 1910
Death data:: South Bend, IN, USA — December 2, 2003
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Győr

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 24, 1934
Place of burial:: Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery
South Bend, IN, USA

Biographical data

His father’s name was Rezső Molnár. He graduated from high school in Győr, and was ordained a priest there on June 24, 1934. He served abroad beginning in 1941 and lived in the United States starting in 1960. He was the last Hungarian priest in South Bend.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1934	1936	Rábaszentmihály, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		assistant pastor
1936	1941	Győr, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	Gyárváros	assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1941	1947	Belgium		Hungarian pastor
1947	1958	France		Hungarian pastor; worked in Belgium and later in the United Kingdom
1958	2000	South Bend, IN, USA	Magyarok Nagyasszonya templom	assistant pastor, then parish priest starting in 1968
2000	2003	South Bend, IN, USA		retired

Life timeline

Birth

June 18, 1910

Győr, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 24, 1934

Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1934 – 1936

Rábaszentmihály, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1936 – 1941

Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Gyárváros

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1941 – 1947

Belgium

Hungarian pastor

Service abroad

1947 – 1958

France

Hungarian pastor; worked in Belgium and later in the United Kingdom

Service abroad

1958 – 2000

South Bend, IN, USA

Magyarok Nagyasszonya templom

assistant pastor, then parish priest starting in 1968

Service abroad

2000 – 2003

South Bend, IN, USA

retired

Death

December 2, 2003

South Bend, IN, USA

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66245166/anthony-molnar✕
Diós: 376.;
KMVÉ: 1960-1989.;
A Gödöllői Premontrei Öregdiákok Egyesületének Körlevele, 2004/1. szám, pp.14.;
https://ourladyofhungary.org/our-church/✓
https://michianamemory.sjcpl.org/digital/collection/p16827coll15/id/7679✓

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Molnár Antal: 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=759 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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