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Dolinay Tamás, püspök, dr.

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Birth data:: Uniontown, PA, USA — July 24, 1923
Death data:: Pittsburgh, PA, USA — April 13, 1993
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Passaic, NJ, USA

Ordination level:: bishop
Priestly ordination:: Uniontown, PA, USA — May 16, 1948
Mount Saint Macrina
Episcopal consecration:: Scranton, PA, USA — November 16, 1976
Place of burial:: Mount Saint Macrina Cemetery
Uniontown, PA, USA
Other name used:: Thomas Victor Dolinay

Biographical data

He was born in the United States to Gyula Dolinay, a priest, and Jolanda Dobra, who had emigrated from Hungary. He was ordained a priest on May 16, 1948. He was appointed a monsignor in 1966. He was consecrated a bishop on November 16, 1976.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1948	1976	Johnstown, NY, USA		parish priest
1948	1976	South Hills, PA, USA		parish priest
1948	1976	Pottstown, PA, USA		parish priest
1948	1976	Bridgeport, CT, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1976	1981	Passaic, NJ, USA		auxiliary bishop
1981	1990	Van Nuys, CA, USA		the first bishop of the diocese
1990	1991	Pittsburgh, PA, USA		auxiliary metropolitan bishop
1991	1993	Pittsburgh, PA, USA		metropolitan

Literary activity

The Byzantine Catholic World, Eastern Catholic Life – szerkesztő

Life timeline

Birth

July 24, 1923

Uniontown, PA, USA

Priestly ordination

May 16, 1948

Uniontown, PA, USA

Mount Saint Macrina

Service abroad

1948 – 1976

Johnstown, NY, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1948 – 1976

South Hills, PA, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1948 – 1976

Pottstown, PA, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1948 – 1976

Bridgeport, CT, USA

parish priest

Episcopal consecration

November 16, 1976

Scranton, PA, USA

Service abroad

1976 – 1981

Passaic, NJ, USA

auxiliary bishop

Service abroad

1981 – 1990

Van Nuys, CA, USA

the first bishop of the diocese

Service abroad

1990 – 1991

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

auxiliary metropolitan bishop

Service abroad

1991 – 1993

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

metropolitan

Death

April 13, 1993

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5587573/thomas-victor-dolinay✕
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdolinay.html✓
http://www.archpitt.org/metropolitan-archbishop-bishop-thomas-v-dolinay/✓
KMV, 1978-06-18., pp.1.
Új Ember, 1979-09-23., pp. 4.
KMV, 1980-05-04., pp.1-2.
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12003-755599608-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12003-1263473431-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓

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Dolinay Tamás, püspök, dr.: 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=210 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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