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Demetzky Sándor

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Birth data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — January 23, 1926
Death data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — October 17, 2002
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Cleveland, OH, USA — December 19, 1953
Place of burial:: Holy Cross Cemetery
Brook Park, OH, USA

Biographical data

His parents were István and Teréz Demetzky; he had one sibling. He was ordained a priest on December 19, 1953, in Cleveland, OH. He has been a member of the Árpád Academy since 1994. He was a collector of Hungarian folk art and established a small museum at the parish, where he displayed linen, embroidery, and decorative arts. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brook Park, OH.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1953	1962	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség
1964	1966	Westlake, OH, USA
1966	1989	Lorain, OH, USA	Szent László R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest, then retired

Literary activity

Fáklya, A, Lorain, Oh., USA, 1971(?)-: a Szent László R(ómai) K(atolikus) Magyar Hitközség lapja. - Megj. havonta(?). Kiadó: a Szt László Egyhközs. Szt Név Társulata.

Life timeline

Birth

January 23, 1926

Cleveland, OH, USA

Priestly ordination

December 19, 1953

Cleveland, OH, USA

Service abroad

1953 – 1962

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

Service abroad

1964 – 1966

Westlake, OH, USA

Service abroad

1966 – 1989

Lorain, OH, USA

Szent László R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest, then retired

Death

October 17, 2002

Cleveland, OH, USA

Sources

http://www.hungarianassociation.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Az-Arpad-Akademia-es-Arpad-Szovetseg-tagjai-20090720.pdf✓
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159609792/alex-demetzky✕
MKL: Fáklya
KMVÉ: 1955-1989
KMV, 1978-12-17., pp.4.
Címtár: 2002.
Török: 191.

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Citation for this entry

Demetzky Sándor: 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=187 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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