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Loya János

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Birth data:: Ignéc, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Snjazjowo (Зняцьово), Ukraine — June 3, 1897
Death data:: Yonkers, NY, USA — February 12, 1970
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Hajdúdorog → Pittburgh, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Ungvár, Csehszlovákia, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine — November 5, 1922
Place of burial:: Mount Saint Macrina Cemetery
Uniontown, PA, USA
Other name used:: Loja

Biographical data

His family emigrated to the United States in 1904. He was the brother of István Loya. His wife was Erzsébet Homicskó (d. 1953); their children were Marie (1924), Magdaline (1925), Martha (1926), and Joseph (1928). He completed his theological studies in Allegany (St. Bonaventure Seminary) and in Uzhhorod (1921–1923). Antal Papp, Bishop of Munkács, ordained him as a priest of the Diocese of Hajdúdorog in Uzhhorod on November 5, 1922. Immediately after his ordination, he returned to the United States.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1926	1931	Sykesville, PA, USA	Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church
1963 circa	1965	Perth Amboy, NJ, USA		parish priest
1965	1970	Youngstown, OH, USA		a parish priest who built the church; according to other sources, he was already serving there as early as 1962.
?		Duquesne, PA, USA
?		Somerset, NJ, USA

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Birth

June 3, 1897

Ignéc, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Snjazjowo (Зняцьово), Ukraine

Priestly ordination

November 5, 1922

Ungvár, Csehszlovákia, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine

Service abroad

1926 – 1931

Sykesville, PA, USA

Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church

Service abroad

1963 – 1965

Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1965 – 1970

Youngstown, OH, USA

a parish priest who built the church; according to other sources, he was already serving there as early as 1962.

Death

February 12, 1970

Yonkers, NY, USA

Sources

MKL: Youngstowni Szent György g.k. egyházközség;
Görög katolikus: 127.;
Török: 327.;
Magyarság, 1980-02-08., pp. 2.;
https://byzantinohungarica.com/generations/priest/246✕

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Citation for this entry

Loya 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=666 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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