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Klug Elemér

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Birth data:: Chicago, IL, USA — 1915
Death data:: Crystal Lake, IL, USA — January 7, 1996
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Chicago, IL, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: ismeretlen
Place of burial:: All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum
Des Plaines, IL, Hungary

Biographical data

He is a second-generation Hungarian. His brother, Jerome Gerald Klug, also became a priest. He was involved in Hungarian pastoral work for a short time. His places of service—excluding this period—are not available.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1972	1973	Chicago, IL, USA		Magyarok Nagyasszonya R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1973	1981	Niles, IL, USA		St. Isaac Jogues Church	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

1915

Chicago, IL, USA

Service abroad

1972 – 1973

Chicago, IL, USA

Magyarok Nagyasszonya R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1973 – 1981

Niles, IL, USA

St. Isaac Jogues Church

parish priest

Death

January 7, 1996

Crystal Lake, IL, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1972-1974.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253540703/elmer-klug✕

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Citation for this entry

Klug Elemér: 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=555 (accessed: 2026-07-06).

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