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Mundwell János

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Deceased

Birth data:: Apatin, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Apatin (Апатин), Serbia — April 8, 1900
Death data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — May 22, 1968
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Cleveland, OH, USA — 1930

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest in Cleveland, OH, in 1930. According to Somorjai, he spent five years as a novice in Canada with the Benedictine Order.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1930	1934	Cleveland, OH, USA		Szent Margit templom	assistant pastor
1934	1943	Youngstown, OH, USA			parish priest
1943	1968	Cleveland, OH, Hungary	USA	Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

April 8, 1900

Apatin, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Apatin (Апатин), Serbia

Service abroad

1930 – 1934

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Margit templom

assistant pastor

Priestly ordination

1930

Cleveland, OH, USA

Service abroad

1934 – 1943

Youngstown, OH, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1943 – 1968

Cleveland, OH, Hungary, currently USA

Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Death

May 22, 1968

Cleveland, OH, USA

Sources

Szolgálat: 1.(1969/1), 85.;
Máté: 215.;
Somorjai: 227.;
Török: 117, 129, 267, 322.;
KMVÉ: 1945-1969.

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Mundwell 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=777 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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