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Csopey Gábor

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Deceased

Birth data:: Makra, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania — October 22, 1869
Death data:: New Brunswick, NJ, USA — December 24, 1930
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Munkács (1914-ig) → Hajdúdorog

Hajdúdorog (1924-ig) → Pittburgh, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Hungary — December 27, 1896
Place of burial:: Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

Biographical data

Édesapja Csopey Gábor pap, édesanyja Pulszky Juliánna Karolina. Csopey Miklós testvére. Teológiai tanulmányait Ungváron (1887–1891) folytatta. 1896. december 27-én szentelte pappá Firczák Gyula munkácsi püspök. Felesége: Kricsfalussy Natália (1877-1944), gyermekeik: Miklós (1897-1973), Jenő (1900-1962), Izabella (1902-1903), Magda (1904-1906), Irén (1914-1961), Gábor (1919-1997).

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1896	1897	Perecseny, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Perečin (Перечин), Ukraine	assistant pastor
1897	1904	Nyírmada, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	assistant pastor
1914		Hajdúdorog, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	kisegítő lelkész, valamint a a Hajdúnánási Református Főgimnázium hitoktatója
1914	1921	Ópályi, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	parish priest

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1904	1905	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Gergely templom	parish priest
1906	1913	Perth Amboy, NJ, USA		parish priest
1921	1923	Tarentum, PA, USA		pastor
1923	1925	Conemaugh, PA, USA		pastor
1925	1928	Trenton, NJ, USA		parish priest
1928	1930	Trauger, PA, USA		parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

October 22, 1869

Makra, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania

Priestly ordination

December 27, 1896

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

Service in the homeland

1896 – 1897

Perecseny, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Perečin (Перечин), Ukraine

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1897 – 1904

Nyírmada, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1904 – 1905

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Gergely templom

parish priest

Service abroad

1906 – 1913

Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1914

Hajdúdorog, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

kisegítő lelkész, valamint a a Hajdúnánási Református Főgimnázium hitoktatója

Service in the homeland

1914 – 1921

Ópályi, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

parish priest

Service abroad

1921 – 1923

Tarentum, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1923 – 1925

Conemaugh, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1925 – 1928

Trenton, NJ, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1928 – 1930

Trauger, PA, USA

parish priest

Death

December 24, 1930

New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Sources

Görög katolikus: 62.
KMV, 1979-05-20., pp. 14.
Káldor-II: 87.
Munkács: 177.
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-1/myheritage-csaladfak?itemId=500704981-1-509340&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Gabor%28Gabriel%29+Csopey✓

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Csopey Gábor: 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=164 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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