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Kovalicky Viktor

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Kovalicky Viktor
Deceased
Birth data:
Mérgesvágása, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Nová Polianka, Slovakia — August 14, 1879
Death data:
New Brighton, PA, USA — July 15, 1957
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Eperjes
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
1903
Place of burial:
Saint Michaels Byzantine Hungarian Cemetery
Fords, NJ, USA
Other name used:
Kovalszky
Biographical data
He completed his studies in Esztergom. He was ordained a priest in 1903 and served in the United States beginning in 1904. Four members of his family served as priests. He was a member of the Holy See. The Hungarian community celebrated his silver jubilee in grand style in 1928. He was vice president of the Roman and Greek Catholic Pastors’ Association of the United States and Canada. In 1930, he was involved in a serious car accident.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1903 Boldogkőváralja, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Hungary assistant pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1904 after 1932 Perth Amboy, NJ, USA Szent Mihály G. K. Egyházközség founding parish priest, dean, canon (according to other sources, from 1913)
1932 1936 Homestead, PA, USA parish priest
1936 1940 Youngstown, OH, USA parish priest
1940 1943 Trenton, NJ, USA parish priest
1943 1949 New York, NY, USA parish priest
1955 before 1957 Uniontown, PA, USA parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
August 14, 1879
Mérgesvágása, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Nová Polianka, Slovakia
Service in the homeland
1903
Boldogkőváralja, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Priestly ordination
1903
Service abroad
1904 – 1932
Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
Szent Mihály G. k. Egyházközség
founding parish priest, dean, canon (according to other sources, from 1913)
Service abroad
1932 – 1936
Homestead, PA, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1936 – 1940
Youngstown, OH, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1940 – 1943
Trenton, NJ, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1943 – 1949
New York, NY, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1955 – 1957
Uniontown, PA, USA
parish priest
Death
July 15, 1957
New Brighton, PA, USA
Sources
  • Kárpáti Lapok, 1898-07-03.;
  • Religio, 1903 – 1. félév; pp. 223.;
  • Görögkatholikus tudósító, 1922-05-21., pp.3.
  • Amerikai Magyar Népszava, 1928-06-01., pp. 3.;
  • Amerikai Magyar Népszava, 1929-06-22., pp. 3.;
  • Amerikai Magyar Népszava - Szabadság, 1930-09-23., pp. 1.;
  • Amerikai Magyar Népszava, 1932-09-05.;
  • Premontrei gimnázium értesítője, Gödöllő, 1936., 25.;
  • Délamerikai Magyarság, 1943-06-17., pp. 2.;
  • Amerikai Magyar Népszava - Szabadság, 1957-07-25., pp. 5.;
  • Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapja, 1979-05-20., pp. 14.
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151159570/victor-kovalicky✕
  • KMVÉ: 1945-1949, 1955-1957.;Török: 248, 326.
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Citation for this entry
Kovalicky Viktor: 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=593 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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