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Brunkala József

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Deceased

Birth data:: May 14, 1868
Death data:: Fairport, NY, USA — May 23, 1901
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1892
Place of burial:: Saint Johns Cemetery
Cleveland, OH, USA

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest in 1892. He arrived in the United States in 1898.

Foreign service locations

From	Place	Church / institution	Position
1898 after	Fairport Harbor, OH, USA		organizing pastor
1898 after	Lorain, OH, USA	Szent László R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1901 before	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor

Life timeline

Birth

May 14, 1868

Priestly ordination

1892

Service abroad

1898

Fairport Harbor, OH, USA

organizing pastor

Service abroad

1898

Lorain, OH, USA

Szent László R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Death

May 23, 1901

Fairport, NY, USA

Service abroad

1901

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37721416/joseph-a.-brunkala✕
http://www.irisharchives.org/pdf/PioneerPriests.pdf✓
MKL: Lorain;
Török: 187.

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Brunkala József: 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=113 (accessed: 2026-07-06).

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