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Olkó Imre

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Birth data:: Newark, NJ, USA — July 26, 1906
Death data:: Allegheny, PA, USA — July 9, 1994
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: June 19, 1932
Place of burial:: Saint Marys Cemetery
Carnegie, PA, USA
Other name used:: Rev James F. Olko

Biographical data

He was a second-generation Hungarian; his father’s name was Ferenc András Olkó. According to his tombstone, he was ordained a priest on June 19, 1932. Beginning in 1945, he served in the Polish-language parish.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
Nem élt Magyarországon

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1932	1936	Leechburg, PA, USA
1939 before		Pittsburgh, PA, USA		assistant pastor
1939 after		Lawrenceville, PA, USA		assistant pastor
1945	1983	Carnegie, PA, USA	lengyel templom	parish priest
1983	1944	Pittsburgh, PA, USA		retired

Life timeline

Birth

July 26, 1906

Newark, NJ, USA

Priestly ordination

June 19, 1932

Service abroad

1932 – 1936

Leechburg, PA, USA

Service abroad

1939

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1939

Lawrenceville, PA, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1945 – 1983

Carnegie, PA, USA

lengyel templom

parish priest

Service abroad

1983 – 1944

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

retired

Death

July 9, 1994

Allegheny, PA, USA

Sources

MKL: Leechburgi Mária Mennybemenetele egyházközség;
http://liturgicalcenter.org/media/parish_pdf/PIT/pit-16.3.pdf✕
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88264478/james-f.-olko✕
Máté: 216.;
Török: 186.;
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-20912/united-states-world-war-ii-draft-registrations-1940-1947?itemId=5766401-&action=showRecord&recordTitle=James+Francis+Olko✓

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Citation for this entry

Olkó Imre: 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=834 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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