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Búza János

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Búza János
Deceased
Birth data:
Cleveland, OH, USA — 1924
Death data:
Cleveland, OH, USA — January 5, 1986
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Cleveland, OH, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Cleveland, OH, USA — April 2, 1949
Place of burial:
Szent Kereszt temető
Brook Park, OH, Hungary
Biographical data
His father was József Búza, and his mother was Anna Hatrack. He had two siblings; the firstborn was also named János, but he died at the age of four.
He was a second-generation priest, born and ordained in the United States. He was ordained on April 2, 1949, to serve the Diocese of Cleveland, OH.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1949 1951 Fairport Harbor, OH USA Szent Antal templom assistant pastor
1951 1952 Cleveland, OH USA Szent Fülöp és Jakab templom assistant pastor
1952 1969 USA Field Chaplain, United States Army (USAR), 37th Infantry Division, National Guard (NG)
1956 1961 Bay Village, OH USA Szent Rafael templom assistant pastor
1961 1964 Ashland, OH USA Szent Edward templom Administrator of St. Edward’s Church and the St. Stephen Mission
1961 1964 West Salem, OH USA sideways
1964 1965 Cleveland, OH USA Szent Margit templom assistant pastor and volunteer at the Hungarian church in Elyria, OH
1965 1971 Cuyahoga Falls, OH USA assistant pastor
1971 — Lorain, OH USA Szent Péter templom Assistant Pastor, Chaplain at Lorain Community Hospital
Life timeline
Birth
1924
Cleveland, OH, USA
Priestly ordination
April 2, 1949
Cleveland, OH, USA
Service abroad
1949 – 1951
Fairport Harbor, OH, USA
Szent Antal templom
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1951 – 1952
Cleveland, OH, USA
Szent Fülöp és Jakab templom
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1952 – 1969
USA
Field Chaplain, United States Army (USAR), 37th Infantry Division, National Guard (NG)
Service abroad
1956 – 1961
Bay Village, OH, USA
Szent Rafael templom
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1961 – 1964
Ashland, OH, USA
Szent Edward templom
Administrator of St. Edward’s Church and the St. Stephen Mission
Service abroad
1961 – 1964
West Salem, OH, USA
sideways
Service abroad
1964 – 1965
Cleveland, OH, USA
Szent Margit templom
assistant pastor and volunteer at the Hungarian church in Elyria, OH
Service abroad
1965 – 1971
Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1971
Lorain, OH, USA
Szent Péter templom
Assistant Pastor, Chaplain at Lorain Community Hospital
Death
January 5, 1986
Cleveland, OH, USA
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Citation for this entry
Búza János: 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=119 (accessed: 2026-04-05).