Istvánd, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Štefurov, Slovakia — November 11, 1857
Death data:
Mahanoy, PA, USA — September 17, 1940
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Eperjes
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
November 23, 1881
Place of burial:
Saint Mary's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
Mahanoy City, PA, Hungary
Biographical data
His parents were Antal Kubek, a Greek Catholic parish priest, and Vilma Kiss; he had four siblings, two of whom became priests. His wife was Mária Schirilla, whom he married on March 13, 1881. They had six children; one of their sons, Antal, also became a priest. He was ordained on November 23, 1881. He arrived in the United States in 1904.
Domestic service locations
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To
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Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1881
1883
Homrogd, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Hungary
assistant pastor, then administrator
1883
Szepesjakabfa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Jakubany, Slovakia
administrator
1884
Lublókorompa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Kremná, Slovakia
administrator
1885
Pillerpeklén, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Ruské Pekľany, Slovakia
administrator
1885
1904
Szankó, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Snakov, Slovakia
parish priest
Foreign service locations
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Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1904
1940
Mahanoy, PA, USA
parish priest
Literary activity
Talita Kumi – folytatásos sorozat – Hajnal, Passaic, 1908.; Ószláv-, magyar- ruthén- (orosz), német szótár a szentírás olvasásához, Ungvár, Unio ny.; Memento Mori – beszédcsoport, é.n.
Kubek Emil: 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=616 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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