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Krivonyák Mihály

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Krivonyák Mihály
Deceased
Birth data:
Jakabfalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Iacobeni, Romania — November 10, 1885
Death data:
Jefferson, PA, USA — June 27, 1947
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Hajdúdorog
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Nyíregyháza, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 29, 1924
Place of burial:
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Sykesville, PA, USA
Biographical data
He completed his theological studies in Uzhhorod and then in Esztergom. He was ordained a priest by Diocesan Bishop István Miklósy in Nyíregyháza on June 29, 1924. After his ordination, he emigrated to the United States, arriving on the steamship George Washington on July 31, 1924. He was married. His wife: Margit Petreczky (who passed away in 1993 at the age of 104); their children: Bazil (1925–2005), Margit (1926–1983), and Klára (1931–2020).
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1924 1932 Monongahela, PA, USA
1932 1939 New Britain, CO, USA
1939 1947 Sykesville, PA, USA
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Birth
November 10, 1885
Jakabfalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Iacobeni, Romania
Priestly ordination
June 29, 1924
Nyíregyháza, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Service abroad
1924 – 1932
Monongahela, PA, USA
Service abroad
1932 – 1939
New Britain, CO, USA
Service abroad
1939 – 1947
Sykesville, PA, USA
Death
June 27, 1947
Jefferson, PA, USA
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Citation for this entry
Krivonyák Mihály: 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=610 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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