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Kató István

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Kató István
Deceased
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Birth data:
Duquesne, PA, USA — August 20, 1919
Death data:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA — April 15, 2002
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Worthington, OH, USA — May 30, 1948
Place of burial:
Saint Joseph Cemetery
West Mifflin, PA, Hungary
Other name used:
Rev Fr Stephen Kato
Biographical data
He is a second-generation Hungarian. His parents were Mátyás Kató and Mária Bodnár, and he has one younger sister. He pursued his seminary studies at the Divine Heart Mission Seminary, then at Saint Fidelis Seminary, and completed them at the Pontifical Seminary Josephinum in Worthington, OH. He was ordained a priest on May 30, 1948, in Worthington, OH, by Cardinal Amieto Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate. He retired on August 20, 1994, but continued to serve as an assistant pastor until his death. He passed away at Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1948 1962 Beaver Falls, PA, USA Szent László R. K. Egyházközség parish priest, Hungarian pastor
1963 1994 McKeesport, PA, USA Szent István R. K. Egyházközség the last Hungarian parish priest
1994 2002 McKeesport, PA, USA Szent István R. K. Egyházközség After he retired, the church was attached to the Parish of St. Pius V, where he served as an assistant pastor. After his death, the church was closed.
Life timeline
Birth
August 20, 1919
Duquesne, PA, USA
Priestly ordination
May 30, 1948
Worthington, OH, USA
Service abroad
1948 – 1962
Beaver Falls, PA, USA
Szent László R. K. Egyházközség
parish priest, Hungarian pastor
Service abroad
1963 – 1994
McKeesport, PA, USA
Szent István R. K. Egyházközség
the last Hungarian parish priest
Service abroad
1994 – 2002
McKeesport, PA, USA
Szent István R. K. Egyházközség
After he retired, the church was attached to the Parish of St. Pius V, where he served as an assistant pastor. After his death, the church was closed.
Death
April 15, 2002
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Citation for this entry
Kató István: 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=506 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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