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Lupis István Szilveszter OSBM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Sátoraljaújhely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — August 19, 1865
Death data:: Uzsok, Csehszlovákia, currently Ujok (Ужок), Ukraine — March 5, 1925
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: bazilita (Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni)

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine — September 28, 1890

Biographical data

He continued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On September 28, 1890, he was ordained a priest by János Pásztélyi Kovács, Bishop of Munkács. Around 1910, he served in the United States.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1893	1899	Máriapócs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	assistant pastor, church sexton
1900	1906	Bikszád, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Bixad, Romania	abbot
1906	1910	Husztbaranya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Boronyava (Боронява), Ukraine	head of household
1914	1922	Kisberezna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Malij Bereznij (Малий Березний), Ukraine	head of household
1922	1925	Uzsok, Csehszlovákia	Ujok (Ужок), Ukraine	parish priest

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1910	1914	Pittsburgh, PA, USA			pastor

Literary activity

Máriapócsi nefelejts, vagyis a pócsi boldogasszony csodatevő, könnyező képének hiteles tört., csodái búcsúi, imák és énekek fűzére. Összeáll. és kiad. Ungvár, 1899

Life timeline

Birth

August 19, 1865

Sátoraljaújhely, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

September 28, 1890

Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine

Service in the homeland

1893 – 1899

Máriapócs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

assistant pastor, church sexton

Service in the homeland

1900 – 1906

Bikszád, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Bixad, Romania

abbot

Service in the homeland

1906 – 1910

Husztbaranya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Boronyava (Боронява), Ukraine

head of household

Service abroad

1910 – 1914

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

pastor

Service in the homeland

1914 – 1922

Kisberezna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Malij Bereznij (Малий Березний), Ukraine

head of household

Service in the homeland

1922 – 1925

Uzsok, Csehszlovákia, currently Ujok (Ужок), Ukraine

parish priest

Death

March 5, 1925

Uzsok, Csehszlovákia, currently Ujok (Ужок), Ukraine

Sources

Munkács: 988.;
MKL: Máriapócs;
Görög katholikus szemle, 1900-12-23., pp. 4.

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Citation for this entry

Lupis István Szilveszter OSBM: 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=673 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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