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Kovács János Jazon OSBM

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Kovács János Jazon OSBM
Deceased
Birth data:
Istvándi, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — August 21, 1869
Death data:
Meriden, CT, USA — 1925
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
bazilita (Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
September 7, 1888
Priestly ordination:
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine — December 25, 1893
Other name used:
Lopajda
Biographical data
His father was György Lopajda, and his mother was Apollónia Jakab. He was born on August 21, 1869. He entered the order on September 7, 1888. He completed his theological studies in Máriapócs, but took his exams in Ungvár. He was ordained a priest on December 25, 1893, by Bishop Gyula Firczák of Munkács. He changed his name to Kovács in 1890. He lived in the United States from 1910 onward.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1897 1899 Misztice, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Imszticsovo (Імстичово), Ukraine assistant pastor
1904 1905 Nagyszőlős, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Vinohragyiv (Виноградів ), Ukraine assistant pastor
1905 1906 Dolha, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Dovhe (Довге), Ukraine assistant pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1913 1914 Minneapolis, MN, USA pastor
1921 1922 Flint, MI, USA pastor
1922 1925 Meriden, CT, USA pastor
Literary activity
Szt olvasmányok az év különböző ünnepeire. Írta Antonevics Károly SJ. Ford. Bp., 1898. - Elmélkedések a mi Urunk Jézus Krisztus szenvedéséről és haláláról. Uo., 1899. - Elmélkedések a legméltóságosabb oltári szentségről v. méltó előkészűlet a szent áldozáshoz. Kath. hívek számára. Írta Riedl Kázmér. Magyarra áttette. Ungvár, 1903.
Life timeline
Birth
August 21, 1869
Istvándi, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Entry into religious life
September 7, 1888
Priestly ordination
December 25, 1893
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine
Service in the homeland
1897 – 1899
Misztice, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Imszticsovo (Імстичово), Ukraine
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1904 – 1905
Nagyszőlős, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Vinohragyiv (Виноградів ), Ukraine
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1905 – 1906
Dolha, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Dovhe (Довге), Ukraine
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1913 – 1914
Minneapolis, MN, USA
pastor
Service abroad
1921 – 1922
Flint, MI, USA
pastor
Service abroad
1922 – 1925
Meriden, CT, USA
pastor
Death
1925
Meriden, CT, USA
Sources
  • Munkács: 983.
  • MKL: Kovács
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Citation for this entry
Kovács János Jazon OSBM: 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=592 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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