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Kutassy Ferenc

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Birth data:: Magyaróvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary — July 11, 1801
Death data:: Evansville, IN, USA — October 27, 1874
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Győr

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1824 circa
Place of burial:: Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Evansville, IN, Hungary
Other name used:: Rev. Franz Xaverius Kutassy

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest at the age of 23. In 1848, he emigrated to the United States, where he served as a German pastor.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1824	1848	Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		a tutor in the household of a magnate, and later a chaplain in General Radetzky’s army

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1848	1874	Evansville, IN, USA			a pastor who built a church, a German-speaking parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

July 11, 1801

Magyaróvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary

Service in the homeland

1824 – 1848

Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

a tutor in the household of a magnate, and later a chaplain in General Radetzky’s army

Priestly ordination

1824

Service abroad

1848 – 1874

Evansville, IN, USA

a pastor who built a church, a German-speaking parish priest

Death

October 27, 1874

Evansville, IN, USA

Sources

MKL: New York;
Kende Géza: Magyarok Amerikában, 74.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73755563/franz-xaverius-kutassy✕
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12003-254262140-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓

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Kutassy Ferenc: 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=624 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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