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Dismacsek Ferenc

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Dismacsek Ferenc
Deceased
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Birth data:
Duquesne, PA, USA — September 4, 1906
Death data:
Allegheny, PA, USA — February 4, 2000
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
1934
Place of burial:
Saint Joseph Cemetery
West Mifflin, PA, USA
Other name used:
Dizmacsek, Dismachek, Paul Dismachek
Biographical data
He was a second-generation Hungarian. His parents were Gyula Dismachek and Krisztina Zsarnotsky; he had four siblings. Some sources list his first name as Pál. His parents emigrated from Transylvania to the United States. He was ordained a priest in 1934. At the invitation of Lajos Shvoy, the diocesan bishop of Székesfehérvár, he stayed in Hungary from 1939 to 1940 to improve his language skills. The bishop sent him to Polgárdi as an assistant pastor. Due to the war situation, U.S. authorities required him to return home. He is buried at Saint Joseph’s Cemetery in West Mifflin, PA, USA.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1939 1940 Polgárdi, Kingdom of Hungary Hungary assistant pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1934 1938 Pittsburgh, PA, USA Szent Anna R. K. Egyházközség assistant pastor
1938 1976 Pittsburgh, PA, USA Szent Anna R. K. Egyházközség parish priest (according to the KMVÉ, until 1980)
1980 1983 Lake City, FL, USA pastor
1983 2000 Lake City, FL, USA retired
Life timeline
Birth
September 4, 1906
Duquesne, PA, USA
Service abroad
1934 – 1938
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Szent Anna R. K. Egyházközség
assistant pastor
Priestly ordination
1934
Service abroad
1938 – 1976
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Szent Anna R. K. Egyházközség
parish priest (according to the KMVÉ, until 1980)
Service in the homeland
1939 – 1940
Polgárdi, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1980 – 1983
Lake City, FL, USA
pastor
Service abroad
1983 – 2000
Lake City, FL, USA
retired
Death
February 4, 2000
Allegheny, PA, USA
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Citation for this entry
Dismacsek 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=202 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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