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Olejnyik György

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Birth data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — March 26, 1907
According to another source: March 27, 1907
Death data:: Fairport Harbor, OH, USA — March 14, 1975
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Cleveland, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Cleveland, OH, USA — March 11, 1933
Place of burial:: All Souls Cemetery
Chardon, OH, USA

Biographical data

He was a second-generation Hungarian born in the United States. His parents were György Olejnyik and Erzsébet Horász. He completed his theological studies at Our Cathedral of the Lake Seminary. He was ordained a priest on March 11, 1933. He was a member of the American Hungarian Catholic Association. He passed away at Metropolitan General Hospital in Fairport Harbor, OH.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
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Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1933	1934	Cleveland, OH, USA	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor
1934	1952 circa	Painesville, OH, USA		pastor
1952 circa	1957	Lorain, OH, USA	Szent László R. K. Egyházközség	pastor
	1952 before	Wooster, OH, USA		assistant pastor
	1952 before	Parma, OH, USA		assistant pastor
1957	1959	Loudonville, OH, USA		parish priest
1959	1975	Fairport, OH, USA		parish priest

Literary activity

„Christian Democracy” Theme of Social Acion Congress, Catholic Action, 1939. június, pp. 7-8.

Life timeline

Birth

March 26, 1907

Cleveland, OH, USA

Priestly ordination

March 11, 1933

Cleveland, OH, USA

Service abroad

1933 – 1934

Cleveland, OH, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1934 – 1952

Painesville, OH, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1952 – 1957

Lorain, OH, USA

Szent László R. K. Egyházközség

pastor

Service abroad

1957 – 1959

Loudonville, OH, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1959 – 1975

Fairport, OH, USA

parish priest

Death

March 14, 1975

Fairport Harbor, OH, USA

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98783132/george-olejnyik✕
MKL: Fairport;
Máté: 216.;
Török: 160, 187.;
KMVÉ: 1952-1976;
KMV: 1975-04-13., pp. 5.

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Citation for this entry

Olejnyik György: 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=833 (accessed: 2026-07-06).

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