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Gernat János

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Gernat János
Deceased
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Birth data:
Windber, PA, USA — March 24, 1914
Death data:
Johnstown, NY, USA — April 6, 1970
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Other name used:
Gernáth; Very Rev. Msgr. John Bernard Gernat
Biographical data
Second-generation Hungarian. He completed his studies at Temple University in Philadelphia, St. Procopius College in Lisle, IL, and in Budapest. During his studies in Budapest, he was a student at the Central Seminary from 1936 to 1941. He was ordained a priest on April 6, 1941. On October 17, 1966, he was appointed papal chaplain. He served as director of the Western Philadelphia Sodality Union.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1945 circa 1950 Cleveland, OH, USA Szent Mihály G. K. Egyházközség parish priest
1951 1958 Detroit, MI, USA
1958 1959 East Pittsburgh, PA, USA
1959 1966 Munhall, PA, USA According to another source: 1961–1964, Homestead, PA, USA
1966 1970 Arcadia, FL, USA
Life timeline
Birth
March 24, 1914
Windber, PA, USA
Service abroad
1945 – 1950
Cleveland, OH, USA
Szent Mihály G. K. Egyházközség
parish priest
Service abroad
1951 – 1958
Detroit, MI, USA
Service abroad
1958 – 1959
East Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Service abroad
1959 – 1966
Munhall, PA, USA
According to another source: 1961–1964, Homestead, PA, USA
Service abroad
1966 – 1970
Arcadia, FL, USA
Death
April 6, 1970
Johnstown, NY, USA
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Citation for this entry
Gernat János: 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=324 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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