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Kaminszky András

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Deceased

Birth data:: Zsurk, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — March 20, 1861
Death data:: Nagyszőlős, Szovjetunió, currently Vinohragyiv (Виноградів), Ukraine — December 23, 1945
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Munkács

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Ungvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine — September 29, 1889

Biographical data

His father was János Kaminszky, a priest, and his mother was Anna Goics. He is the brother of Ákos Karminszky. His wife was Irén Valkóvszky. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On September 29, 1889, he was ordained a priest by János Pásztélyi Kovács, Bishop of Munkács. He served as honorary dean from 1913. He served in the United States from 1922 to 1930.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1889	1893	Ukrajna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine	Ceholnya	assistant pastor
1893	1900	Zsurk, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary		pastor
1900	1917	Szőlősvégardó, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Ardovéc (Підвиноградів), Ukraine		parish priest
1917	1922	Szőlősegres, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Oleschnik (Олешник), Ukraine		parish priest
1930	1937	Csomafalva, Csehszlovákia	Zatiszivka (Затисівка), Ukraine		pastor
1937	1938	Nagyszőlős, Csehszlovákia	Vinohragyiv (Виноградів ), Ukraine		retired
1938	1940	Tiszahetény, Csehszlovákia	Hetinya (Гетеня), Ukraine		pastor
1940	1945	Nagyszőlős, Csehszlovákia	Vinohragyiv (Виноградів ), Ukraine		retired

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1922	1923	Hawk Run, PA, USA	pastor
1923	1929	Erie, PA, USA	pastor
1929	1930	Perryopolis, NY, USA	pastor
1930		Lorain, OH, USA	pastor

Life timeline

Birth

March 20, 1861

Zsurk, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

September 29, 1889

Ungvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine

Service in the homeland

1889 – 1893

Ukrajna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1893 – 1900

Zsurk, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

pastor

Service in the homeland

1900 – 1917

Szőlősvégardó, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ardovéc (Підвиноградів), Ukraine

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1917 – 1922

Szőlősegres, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Oleschnik (Олешник), Ukraine

parish priest

Service abroad

1922 – 1923

Hawk Run, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1923 – 1929

Erie, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1929 – 1930

Perryopolis, NY, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1930

Lorain, OH, USA

pastor

Service in the homeland

1930 – 1937

Csomafalva, Csehszlovákia, currently Zatiszivka (Затисівка), Ukraine

pastor

Service in the homeland

1937 – 1938

Nagyszőlős, Csehszlovákia, currently Vinohragyiv (Виноградів ), Ukraine

retired

Service in the homeland

1938 – 1940

Tiszahetény, Csehszlovákia, currently Hetinya (Гетеня), Ukraine

pastor

Service in the homeland

1940 – 1945

Nagyszőlős, Csehszlovákia, currently Vinohragyiv (Виноградів ), Ukraine

retired

Death

December 23, 1945

Nagyszőlős, Szovjetunió, currently Vinohragyiv (Виноградів), Ukraine

Sources

Munkács: 401.

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Kaminszky András: 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=501 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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