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Bartkó Alajos

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Birth data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — August 16, 1911
Death data:: Akron, OH, USA — April 18, 1993
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: April 2, 1938
Place of burial:: Calvary Cemetery
Cleveland, OH, USA
Other name used:: Barthó

Biographical data

He was born in the United States and grew up at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Cleveland. His parents were József Bartkó (1864–1913) and Erzsébet Stropkó (1867–1954); he had six siblings.
He was ordained a priest on April 2, 1938.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1938		Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1938	1942	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1942	1943	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet templom	administrator
1946	1956	Cleveland, OH, USA		pastor (church not specified)
1956	1959	Elyria, OH, USA		parish priest
1959	1982	Akron, OH, USA	Jézus Szíve R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest, then retired

Life timeline

Birth

August 16, 1911

Cleveland, OH, USA

Priestly ordination

April 2, 1938

Service abroad

1938 – 1942

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1938

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Imre Magyar R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1942 – 1943

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet templom

administrator

Service abroad

1946 – 1956

Cleveland, OH, USA

pastor (church not specified)

Service abroad

1956 – 1959

Elyria, OH, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1959 – 1982

Akron, OH, USA

Jézus Szíve R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest, then retired

Death

April 18, 1993

Akron, OH, USA

Sources

Máté: 203.
Török: 52, 117, 151.
https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/aloysius-j-bartko/44885016;✕
SZI100: 14.
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-40001/familysearch-csaladfa?itemId=1741731648&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Rev+Aloysius+Bartko✓
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163417202/aloysius-j-bartko✕

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Citation for this entry

Bartkó Alajos: 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=50 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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