Rimaszombat, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia — February 1, 1910
Death data:
Madison, NE, USA — February 1, 1985
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Rozsnyó
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
September 25, 1932
Place of burial:
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Norfolk, NE, USA
Biographical data
Pál Diczky was born on February 1, 1910, in Rimaszombat. As a priest of the Diocese of Rozsnyó, he was ordained on September 25, 1932, in Rozsnyó. He spent his years as a chaplain in Sőreg, then served as an assistant pastor in Nagyszuhán and as an administrator in Jolsva and Rapp. Later, he served as a catechist in Rožňava, and in 1940 he was appointed parish priest of Tornaalja. From 1943, he served as a reserve chaplain for the 7th Army Corps.
He arrived in the United States on February 18, 1952. From 1953 until his death, he served in the Neligh area of Nebraska, where he carried out pastoral work associated with St. Teresa and St. Francis churches, and also served as chaplain at Antelope Memorial Hospital. He passed away on February 1, 1985; his grave is located at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Norfolk.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1932
Sőreg, Csehszlovákia
Šurice, Slovakia
assistant pastor
1932 after
Nagyszuha, Csehszlovákia
Hrnčiarska Ves, Slovakia
assistant pastor
1932 after
Jolsva, Csehszlovákia
Jelšava, Slovakia
administrator
1932 after
Rapp, Csehszlovákia
Rapovce, Slovakia
1939
Rozsnyó, Kingdom of Hungary
Rožňava, Szlovákia2
Religious education teacher at a Lutheran commercial high school / secondary school
1940
1943
Tornaalja, Kingdom of Hungary
Tornaľa, Slovakia
parish priest
1943 after
Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
VII Corps – Field Chaplain (Reserve)
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1953
1985
Neligh, NE, USA
Szent Teréz és Szent Ferenc templomok
administrator, hospital chaplain, Hungarian pastor
Diczky Pál: 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=199 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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