Ungsasfalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Orlyava (Орлява), Ukraine — March 28, 1867
Death data:
Freeland, PA, USA — November 4, 1937
According to another source: November 9, 1937
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Munkács (1924-ig) → Pittburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine — October 13, 1892
Place of burial:
Saint Elias Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
West Mifflin, PA, USA
Biographical data
His father was Antal Holosnyai, a priest, and his mother was Emília Azary. He was a married pastor; his wife was Erzsébet Popovich, who passed away in 1933. They had two daughters. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. He was ordained a priest on October 13, 1892, by Bishop Gyula Firczák of Munkács. He served as a member of the Holy See Council from 1913. He was dean of the Homestead deanery from 1925 to 1929. He completed several courses in fruit growing.
Holosnyay Elek: 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=410 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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