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Jani György

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Birth data:: Betlehem, PA, USA — March 23, 1927
Death data:: Cedarbrook, PA, USA — January 1, 2002
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Allentown, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Place of burial:: Holy Saviour Cemetery
Betlehem, PA, USA

Biographical data

He is a second-generation Hungarian. His parents were Pál Jani and Barbara Lennert, and he had five siblings. He served as a medic during World War II. He also served as a missionary in numerous locations. In the 1980s, he left the priesthood and worked at the Allentown Housing Authority until 1988. In 1983, he married Janice P. Petresky, who passed away in 2010.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1963	1964	Allentown, PA, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1964	1968	Betlehem, PA, USA	Kapisztrán Szent János Magyar R. K. Egyházközség	pastor to the Spanish-speaking congregation
1969	1978	Allentown, PA, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest, Hungarian pastor
1978	1983 circa	Betlehem, PA, USA	Kapisztrán Szent János Magyar R. K. Egyházközség

Life timeline

Birth

March 23, 1927

Betlehem, PA, USA

Service abroad

1963 – 1964

Allentown, PA, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1964 – 1968

Betlehem, PA, USA

Kapisztrán Szent János Magyar R. K. Egyházközség

pastor to the Spanish-speaking congregation

Service abroad

1969 – 1978

Allentown, PA, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest, Hungarian pastor

Service abroad

1978 – 1983

Betlehem, PA, USA

Kapisztrán Szent János Magyar R. K. Egyházközség

Death

January 1, 2002

Cedarbrook, PA, USA

Sources

http://articles.mcall.com/2002-01-02/news/3400865_1_holy-trinity-mission-college-catholic-university-pastor✕
Török: 64, 81.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1268-1269.;
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-1/myheritage-csaladfak?itemId=351042841-2-665&action=showRecord&recordTitle=George+Jani✓
Magyar Hírek, 1979. 09. 22., pp. 12.

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Jani György: 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=473 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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