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Annabring József, Superior, WI 7. püspöke

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Annabring József, Superior, WI 7. püspöke
Deceased
Birth data:
Szapáryliget, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania — March 19, 1900
Death data:
Superior, WI, USA — August 27, 1959
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Superior, WI, USA
Ordination level:
bishop
Priestly ordination:
Superior, WI, USA — May 3, 1927
Szent Szív Katedrális
Episcopal consecration:
Superior, WI, USA — March 25, 1954
Place of burial:
Calvary Cemetery
Superior, WI, USA
Other name used:
Joseph John Annabring
Biographical data
The only Roman Catholic diocesan bishop of Hungarian descent in North America. He emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of three.
He completed his schooling in Superior and was ordained a priest there at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on May 3, 1927. He became a papal prelate in 1946. On January 27, 1954, Pope Pius XII appointed him a diocesan bishop.
His episcopal consecration took place on March 25, 1954.
He was the patron of the American Hungarian Catholic League.
Although he did not participate in Hungarian pastoral work, according to the MPE obituary:
“With his unexpected death, the Catholic League and the American Hungarian community lost a great patron.”
He died suddenly of a heart attack on August 27, 1959, while listening to music.
His grave is located at Calvary Cemetery in Superior, WI.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1927 1954 Superior, WI USA assistant pastor, then parish priest at the same church starting in 1936; he also taught at the church school and served as an assistant coach
1954 1957 Superior, WI USA diocesan bishop
Life timeline
Birth
March 19, 1900
Szapáryliget, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania
Priestly ordination
May 3, 1927
Superior, WI, USA
Szent Szív Katedrális
Service abroad
1927 – 1954
Superior, WI, USA
assistant pastor, then parish priest at the same church starting in 1936; he also taught at the church school and served as an assistant coach
Episcopal consecration
March 25, 1954
Superior, WI, USA
Superior, WI
Service abroad
1954 – 1957
Superior, WI, USA
diocesan bishop
Death
August 27, 1959
Superior, WI, USA
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Citation for this entry
Annabring József, Superior, WI 7. püspöke: 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=10 (accessed: 2026-04-05).