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Lukács János

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Lukács János
Deceased
Birth data:
Bajorvágás, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Bajerovce, Slovakia — April 17, 1880
Death data:
USA — 1938 after
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 — December 19, 1902
Other name used:
Lukács Mihály
Biographical data
His father was József Lukács, a priest; his mother was Eleonóra Ortutay. His wife was Mária Vajda. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On December 19, 1902, he was ordained a priest by Gyula Firczák, Bishop of Munkács. He served in the United States beginning in 1907. There is no information regarding the place or date of his death.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1903 Cséke, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Čaka, Slovakia assistant pastor
1903 1907 Gelse, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Hungary pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1907 1913 Cleveland, OH, USA Szent János templom pastor who built the church
1913 1914 Bridgeport, CT, USA pastor
1914 1916 New Brunswick, NJ, USA pastor who built the church
1917 circa Trenton, NJ, USA
1918 1923 New Brunswick, NJ, USA parish priest
1923 Youngstown, OH, USA
1923 1924 Monongahela, PA, USA parish priest
1924 1928 Detroit, MI, USA parish priest
1928 1931 Trenton, NJ, USA pastor who built the church
1931 Roebling, NJ, USA administrator
1931 1932 Lorain, OH, USA parish priest
1937 1938 Ashtabula, OH, USA parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
April 17, 1880
Bajorvágás, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Bajerovce, Slovakia
Priestly ordination
December 19, 1902
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine
Service in the homeland
1903
Cséke, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Čaka, Slovakia
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1903 – 1907
Gelse, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
pastor
Service abroad
1907 – 1913
Cleveland, OH, USA
Szent János templom
pastor who built the church
Service abroad
1913 – 1914
Bridgeport, CT, USA
pastor
Service abroad
1914 – 1916
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
pastor who built the church
Service abroad
1917
Trenton, NJ, USA
Service abroad
1918 – 1923
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1923
Youngstown, OH, USA
Service abroad
1923 – 1924
Monongahela, PA, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1924 – 1928
Detroit, MI, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1928 – 1931
Trenton, NJ, USA
pastor who built the church
Service abroad
1931 körül
Roebling, NJ, USA
administrator
Service abroad
1931 – 1932
Lorain, OH, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1937 – 1938
Ashtabula, OH, USA
parish priest
Death
1938
USA
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Citation for this entry
Lukács János: 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=671 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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