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Palotai Mihály Sch.P.

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Birth data:: Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — December 19, 1921
Death data:: February 19, 2007
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 27, 1940
Perpetual vows:: Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — September 8, 1945
Priestly ordination:: July 9, 1946

Biographical data

His chosen religious name: Saint Joseph Calasanz. He entered the order on August 27, 1940, in Vác. He took his perpetual vows on September 8, 1945, and was ordained a priest on July 9, 1946. In 1950, he emigrated to the United States. He was laicized in 1975. There is no information regarding his subsequent fate, the place of his death, or his burial site.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1948		Tata, Hungary			teacher
1949		Vác, Hungary			teacher

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1951	1952	Buffalo, NY, USA	teacher
1953		Lackawanna, PA, USA	pastor
1954	1961	Derby, NY, USA	teacher
1962	1975	Buffalo, NY, USA	teacher

Life timeline

Birth

December 19, 1921

Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 27, 1940

Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Perpetual vows

September 8, 1945

Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

July 9, 1946

Service in the homeland

1948

Tata, Hungary

teacher

Service in the homeland

1949

Vác, Hungary

teacher

Service abroad

1951 – 1952

Buffalo, NY, USA

teacher

Service abroad

1953

Lackawanna, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1954 – 1961

Derby, NY, USA

teacher

Service abroad

1962 – 1975

Buffalo, NY, USA

teacher

Death

February 19, 2007

Sources

Léh-Koltai: 286.;
KMVÉ: 1951-1976.;
A magyar piaristák 1950-ben/Szerk.: Böszörményi Géza SchP, Piarista tartományfőnökség, Budapest, 1997, 188.

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Citation for this entry

Palotai Mihály Sch.P.: 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=850 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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