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Bognár József, Msgr.

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Birth data:: Forest City, PA, USA — February 28, 1917
Death data:: Whiting, IN, USA — February 2, 1980
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Parma, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Lisle, IL, USA — July 23, 1944
Place of burial:: Saint Johns Cemetery
Forest City, PA, USA

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest in Lisle, IL, on July 23, 1944. In 1978, he became a papal prelate. In his diocese, he served as a judge of the matrimonial tribunal, a diocesan advisor, and chairman of the diocesan committee on architecture and sacred art. In 1977, he requested retirement due to vision problems.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1944	1947	Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA	assistant pastor
1947	1952	Barberton, OH, USA	parish priest
1952	1977	Cleveland, OH, USA	parish pastor; in 1958, associate pastor in New York, NY, and founding pastor in Bedford, OH
1969	1977	Cleveland, OH, USA	the vicar general of the diocese
1977	1980	Whiting, IN, USA	retired

Life timeline

Birth

February 28, 1917

Forest City, PA, USA

Priestly ordination

July 23, 1944

Lisle, IL, USA

Service abroad

1944 – 1947

Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1947 – 1952

Barberton, OH, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1952 – 1977

Cleveland, OH, USA

parish pastor; in 1958, associate pastor in New York, NY, and founding pastor in Bedford, OH

Service abroad

1969 – 1977

Cleveland, OH, USA

the vicar general of the diocese

Service abroad

1977 – 1980

Whiting, IN, USA

retired

Death

February 2, 1980

Whiting, IN, USA

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135847888/joseph-bodnar;✕
KMVÉ: 1958.;
A fénykép mesterséges intelligencia (chatgpt.com) segítségével javítva lett.

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Bognár József, Msgr.: 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=97 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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