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Mitró Mihály

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Deceased

Birth data:: Réső, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Rešov, Slovakia — January 15, 1866
Death data:: Ungvár, Csehszlovákia, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine — April 1, 1932
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Munkács (1924-ig) → Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Eperjes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Prešov, Slovakia — August 27, 1889

Biographical data

His wife was Ilona Beszkid, and they had two children. He pursued his theological studies in Eperjes. On August 27, 1889, he was ordained a priest by Bishop János Vályi of Eperjes. He served in the United States from 1905 to 1927, then returned home. He served as a member of the Holy See Council beginning in 1929.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1889	1890	Sajópetri, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	pastor
1890	1893	Boldogkőváralja, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	pastor
1893	1904	Száztelek, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hodermark, Slovakia	pastor
1904	1905	Girált, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Giraltovce, Slovakia	pastor
1927	1931	Antalóc, Csehszlovákia	Antalovci (Анталовці), Ukraine	parish priest
1931	1932	Ungvár, Csehszlovákia	Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine	retired

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1910 circa		Philadelphia, PA, USA
1913 circa		Cleveland, OH, USA
1914 circa		Allentown, PA, USA
1921	1923	Yonkers, NY, USA	parish priest
1923	1924	Canonsburg, PA, USA	parish priest
1924	1925	Nanty Glo, PA, USA	parish priest (including Vintondale, PA, USA)
1925	1927	New Britain, CT, USA	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

January 15, 1866

Réső, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Rešov, Slovakia

Priestly ordination

August 27, 1889

Eperjes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Prešov, Slovakia

Service in the homeland

1889 – 1890

Sajópetri, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

pastor

Service in the homeland

1890 – 1893

Boldogkőváralja, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

pastor

Service in the homeland

1893 – 1904

Száztelek, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hodermark, Slovakia

pastor

Service in the homeland

1904 – 1905

Girált, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Giraltovce, Slovakia

pastor

Service abroad

1910

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Service abroad

1913

Cleveland, OH, USA

Service abroad

1914

Allentown, PA, USA

Service abroad

1921 – 1923

Yonkers, NY, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1923 – 1924

Canonsburg, PA, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1924 – 1925

Nanty Glo, PA, USA

parish priest (including Vintondale, PA, USA)

Service abroad

1925 – 1927

New Britain, CT, USA

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1927 – 1931

Antalóc, Csehszlovákia, currently Antalovci (Анталовці), Ukraine

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1931 – 1932

Ungvár, Csehszlovákia, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine

retired

Death

April 1, 1932

Ungvár, Csehszlovákia, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine

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Citation for this entry

Mitró Mihály: 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=754 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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