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Gottschall Imre, Msgr

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Deceased

Birth data:: Nagyszombat, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Trnava, Slovakia — November 4, 1881
Death data:: Northbrook, IL, USA — September 1963
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Esztergom-Budapest (korábban: Esztergom) (1909-ig) → Scanton, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest on September 4, 1905. In 1906, he was appointed chaplain of the 72nd Infantry Regiment. In 1909, he was transferred to the Diocese of Scranton, PA. He was primarily involved in pastoral work among the Slovak-speaking community.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1905	1907	Nagykosztolány, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Veľké Kostoľany, Slovakia	assistant pastor
1907		Nagyülés, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Veľká Lehota, Slovakia	administrator
1907	1909	Garamszentbenedek, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hronský Beňadik, Slovakia	assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1911	1912	Chicago, IL, USA	Szent József szlovák templom	parish priest
1912	1921	Chicago, IL, USA	Rózsafüzér Királynője szlovák templom	parish priest
1921	1954	Joilet, IL, USA	Szent Cirill és Metód templom	parish priest, later retired

Life timeline

Birth

November 4, 1881

Nagyszombat, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Trnava, Slovakia

Service in the homeland

1905 – 1907

Nagykosztolány, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Veľké Kostoľany, Slovakia

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1907

Nagyülés, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Veľká Lehota, Slovakia

administrator

Service in the homeland

1907 – 1909

Garamszentbenedek, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hronský Beňadik, Slovakia

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1911 – 1912

Chicago, IL, USA

Szent József szlovák templom

parish priest

Service abroad

1912 – 1921

Chicago, IL, USA

Rózsafüzér Királynője szlovák templom

parish priest

Service abroad

1921 – 1954

Joilet, IL, USA

Szent Cirill és Metód templom

parish priest, later retired

Death

September 1963

Northbrook, IL, USA

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25478426/emery-gottschall✕
Beke: 234.
Circulares literae dioecesanae anno 1909, Nr. 6922.
http://hrsp.weebly.com/history.html✓
Budapesti Közlöny, 1906-05-29., pp. 1.

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Gottschall Imre, Msgr: 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=333 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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