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Magyar József

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Magyar József
Deceased
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Birth data:
Fairport Harbor, OH, USA — May 12, 1913
Death data:
USA — June 20, 1991
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Akron, OH, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
February 28, 1942
Place of burial:
Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Painesville, OH, USA
Other name used:
Rev. Joe Magyar
Biographical data
Second-generation Hungarian. His parents were József Magyar and Erzsébet Czap. He was ordained a priest on February 28, 1942.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1942 circa 1949 Cleveland, OH, USA assistant pastor
1950 1951 Lorain, OH, USA Szent László R. K. Egyházközség assistant pastor
1952 1965 Cleveland, OH, USA
1966 1969 Lorain, OH, USA Szent László R. K. Egyházközség
1970 1991 circa Clinton, OH, USA St. George Catholic Church parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
May 12, 1913
Fairport Harbor, OH, USA
Priestly ordination
February 28, 1942
Service abroad
1942 – 1949
Cleveland, OH, USA
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1950 – 1951
Lorain, OH, USA
Szent László R. K. Egyházközség
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1952 – 1965
Cleveland, OH, USA
Service abroad
1966 – 1969
Lorain, OH, USA
Szent László R. K. Egyházközség
Service abroad
1970 – 1991
Clinton, OH, USA
St. George Catholic Church
parish priest
Death
June 20, 1991
USA
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Citation for this entry
Magyar József: 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=682 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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