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Kropács János

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Deceased

Birth data:: ismeretlen
Death data:: ismeretlen
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Szepesi

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1900 circa
Place of burial:: ismeretlen

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest around 1900 and arrived in the United States in 1905. He was the founder of the parish in Youngstown, OH, but left after a few months. He then served as pastor at a Slovak church. His later life, as well as the place and date of his death, are unknown.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1901 circa		Bodafalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Bodice, Slovakia		assistant pastor
1904 circa		Ruzsbach, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Vyšné Ružbachy, Slovakia		assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1905	1906	Youngstown, OH, USA			founding pastor
1906 circa		South Sharon, PA, USA			pastor (in a Slovak church)

Life timeline

Priestly ordination

1900

Service in the homeland

1901

Bodafalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Bodice, Slovakia

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1904

Ruzsbach, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Vyšné Ružbachy, Slovakia

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1905 – 1906

Youngstown, OH, USA

founding pastor

Service abroad

1906

South Sharon, PA, USA

pastor (in a Slovak church)

Sources

Alkotmány, 1901-04-26., pp. 6.;
Alkotmány, 1904-04-06., pp. 7.;
Török: 328.;
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-12017/names-stories-in-newspapers-from-oldnewscom-ohio-indiana-michigan?itemId=453322616-&groupId=6b82d2f5d505d2b5261c97b1639fddce&action=showRecord&recordTitle=John+Kropacs✓

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Citation for this entry

Kropács János: 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=612 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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