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Chonkó János

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Deceased

Birth data:: USA — 1918
Death data:: Carteret, NJ, USA — May 20, 1984
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan

Ordination level:: priest
Place of burial:: Saint Peters Cemetery
Haverstraw, NY, USA

Biographical data

His father was István Chonkó, his mother was Mária, and he had three siblings. His exact place of birth cannot be identified; however, since his parents also lived in the United States, it can be assumed that he was either born there or ordained as a priest there. In 1980, he celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination. He served on the board of the Széchenyi Society. He died of a heart attack at the parish.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1964 before	—	Perth Amboy, NJ	USA		assistant pastor
1964	1984	Carteret, NJ	USA		parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

1918

USA

Service abroad

1964

Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1964 – 1984

Carteret, NJ, USA

parish priest

Death

May 20, 1984

Carteret, NJ, USA

Sources

Miklósházy:2001.
Török: 99.
Kerkay Emese közlése
KMV, 1984-05-20., pp.4.
https://archive.org/stream/historyofpertham02mcgi/historyofpertham02mcgi_djvu.txt✓
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170412907/john-chonko✓

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Chonkó 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=127 (accessed: 2026-04-05).