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Horváth István (OFM)

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Birth data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — June 1, 1923
Death data:: New York, NY, USA — February 8, 2010
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (1960-ig) → Youngstown, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: USA — June 24, 1950
Place of burial:: Calvary Cemetery
Youngstown, OH, USA

Biographical data

He is a second-generation Hungarian. He completed his seminary studies in Westmont, Illinois. He was ordained a priest as a Franciscan friar on June 24, 1950. He celebrated his first Mass at the Hungarian church in Youngstown. He left the order in the 1960s and subsequently served as a diocesan priest.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1950	1953	Portland, OH, USA	Assistant pastor, helping out: Warren, OH
1953	1955	Monroe, MI, USA	parish priest; according to other sources: Summitville, IN, USA, and Salineville, IN
1956	1959	Cleveland, OH, USA
1962	1970	Fairfield, CT, USA
1971	1975 circa	Youngstown, OH, USA
1984	1988	Warren, OH, USA
1988	2010	USA	retired

Life timeline

Birth

June 1, 1923

Youngstown, OH, USA

Priestly ordination

June 24, 1950

USA

Service abroad

1950 – 1953

Portland, OH, USA

Assistant pastor, helping out: Warren, OH

Service abroad

1953 – 1955

Monroe, MI, USA

parish priest; according to other sources: Summitville, IN, USA, and Salineville, IN

Service abroad

1956 – 1959

Cleveland, OH, USA

Service abroad

1962 – 1970

Fairfield, CT, USA

Service abroad

1971 – 1975

Youngstown, OH, USA

Service abroad

1984 – 1988

Warren, OH, USA

Service abroad

1988 – 2010

USA

retired

Death

February 8, 2010

New York, NY, USA

Sources

http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2010/feb/14/rev-stephen-l-horvat/✓
MKL: Youngstown;
KMVÉ: 1953-1976.;
Török: 156, 330.;
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-10002/tarsadalombiztositasi-elhalalozasi-mutato-ssdi?itemId=5396075-&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Stephen+Horvath✓

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Citation for this entry

Horváth István (OFM): 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=425 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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