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Oroskovits Jenő Lajos

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Birth data:: Riverton, MB, Canada — August 7, 1910
Death data:: Winnipeg, MB, Canada — February 27, 1979
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Winnipeg, MB, Kanada

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1938
Place of burial:: St. Mary's Cemetery
Winnipeg, MB, Hungary
Other name used:: Eugene Ludwig Oroskovits

Biographical data

He was born in Canada and was a second-generation Hungarian. His parents, János Károly Oroskovits and Erzsébet Deák, arrived in Canada in 1904. He had four siblings. He completed his high school studies in Riverton and then became a student at St. Peter’s Seminary in London, ON. He was ordained a priest in 1938. He is buried at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
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Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1938	1942	Winnipeg, MB, Canada
1942	1945	Canada	Bow Island, AB		camp chaplain
1945	1950	Winnipeg, MB, Canada		Lady of Victory templom
1950	1962	West St. Paul, MB, Canada		St. Theresa templom	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

August 7, 1910

Riverton, MB, Canada

Service abroad

1938 – 1942

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Priestly ordination

1938

Service abroad

1942 – 1945

Canada, currently Bow Island, AB

camp chaplain

Service abroad

1945 – 1950

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Lady of Victory templom

Service abroad

1950 – 1962

West St. Paul, MB, Canada

St. Theresa templom

parish priest

Death

February 27, 1979

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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Citation for this entry

Oroskovits Jenő Lajos: 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=837 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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