Beregsziklás, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Scserbovec (Щербовець), Ukraine — September 3, 1852
Death data:
Allegheny, PA, USA
According to another source: Clairton, PA, USA, USA
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Munkács
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine — December 9, 1877
Place of burial:
Ascension of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
Clairton, PA, USA
Biographical data
His father was Father Ananiás Matyaczkó, and his mother was Mária Rakovszky. His wife’s name was Pauline (1854–1922). He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On December 9, 1877, he was ordained a priest by János Pásztélyi Kovács, Bishop of Munkács. In 1896, he emigrated to the United States.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1878
1881
Hajdúdorog, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Hungary
assistant pastor
1881
Márk, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Markovce, Slovakia
pastor
1881
1886
Bányapataka, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Banské, Slovakia
parish priest
1886
1895
Dámóc, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Hungary
parish priest
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1896
Streator, IL, USA
pastor
1897
1898
Philadelphia, PA, USA
pastor
1898
1900
Cleveland, OH, USA
Szent János templom
parish priest
1906 circa
Greenville, SC, USA
pastor
1908 circa
Mt. Clare, PA, USA
pastor
1914
1922
Clairton, PA, USA
parish priest; according to another source: Allegheny, PA, USA
Matyaczkó Iréneusz: 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=710 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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