Homonna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Humenné, Slovakia — August 4, 1873
Death data:
Bridgeport, CT, USA — September 25, 1948
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Kassa
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
June 29, 1896
Place of burial:
Szent Mihály temető
Stratford, CO, USA
Other name used:
Chernitzky István Ferenc
Biographical data
He completed his secondary education in Sátoraljaújhely and his theological studies in Budapest. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1896. He was a journalist, writer, and editor of *Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapja* (Sunday of the Catholic Hungarians). He arrived in the United States in 1904. In 1925, he received the Red Cross Medal of Merit for his charitable work on behalf of the Hungarian community.
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1896
1898
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Hungary
A governess in the household of Baron Gyula Révai
1898
1903
Sárospatak, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Hungary
religious educator, while serving as Tarczal’s assistant pastor
Katolikus Magyarok Vasárnapja, Catholic Hungarians' Sunday, Cleveland, Oh., katolikus hetilap. – Szerk. 1907-1916; Számos újságban publikációk
Szocializmus vagy kapitalizmus?: vita Basky Lajos "A Munkás" szerkesztője és Csernitzky István római katholikus plébános között Bridgeporton, 1916. december hó 17-én
Csernitzky István Ferenc: 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=156 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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