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Pataki András, megyéspüspök

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Birth data:: Palmerton, PA, USA — August 30, 1927
Death data:: Passaic, NJ, USA — December 8, 2011
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Passaic, NJ, USA (1984-ig) → Parma, OH, USA

Parma, OH, USA (1996-ig) → Passaic, NJ, USA

Ordination level:: bishop
Priestly ordination:: Pittsburgh, PA, USA — February 24, 1952
Episcopal consecration:: Scranton, PA, USA — August 23, 1983
Place of burial:: Mount Saint Macrina Cemetery
Uniontown, PA, USA
Other name used:: Andrew Pataki

Biographical data

A second-generation Hungarian born to Hungarian parents. He was ordained a priest in Pittsburgh, PA, on February 24, 1952. He earned a licentiate from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome and was subsequently appointed rector of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary. He participated in the reform of the Eastern Code, for which Pope Paul VI conferred upon him the title of papal prelate. Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop on June 14, 1983. His episcopal consecration took place on August 23, 1983.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1952	1983	Orchard Lake, MI, USA	SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary	chancellor
1983	1984	Passaic, NJ, USA		auxiliary bishop (titular bishop of Telmissus)
1984	1996	Parma, OH, USA		diocesan bishop
1996	2007	Passaic, NJ, USA		diocesan bishop, then retired

Life timeline

Birth

August 30, 1927

Palmerton, PA, USA

Priestly ordination

February 24, 1952

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Service abroad

1952 – 1983

Orchard Lake, MI, USA

SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary

chancellor

Episcopal consecration

August 23, 1983

Scranton, PA, USA

Service abroad

1983 – 1984

Passaic, NJ, USA

auxiliary bishop (titular bishop of Telmissus)

Service abroad

1984 – 1996

Parma, OH, USA

diocesan bishop

Service abroad

1996 – 2007

Passaic, NJ, USA

diocesan bishop, then retired

Death

December 8, 2011

Passaic, NJ, USA

Sources

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpataki.html✓
https://web.archive.org/web/20110721033446/http://www.parma.org/Eparchy_Parma.asp✓
http://www.tccweb.org/byzantinehierarchyclergy.htm✓
Temetése: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIAPlSyKJbE
Temetése: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73sPTcMR0Wc
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81759101/andrew-pataki✕

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Pataki András, megyéspüspök: 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=855 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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