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Csaba György

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Birth data:: Dobóruszka, Hungary — August 28, 1860
Death data:: Bridgeport, CT, USA — December 27, 1905
According to another source: December 26, 1905
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Szatmár

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1883
Other name used:: Csizmár György

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest in 1883. He arrived in the United States around 1897. According to his tombstone, he died on December 28. He also spoke Italian.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country
1890 circa	—	Munkács	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine
—	—	Técső	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine
—	—	Felsőbánya	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania
—	—	Ungvár	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine
—	—	Aknaszlatina	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine
—	—	Máramarossziget	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania
—	—	Csap	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1901	1905	Bridgeport, CT	USA	Szt. István R. K. Egyházközség	founding pastor
1901	—	Trenton, NJ	USA		Hungarian assistant pastor

Life timeline

Birth

August 28, 1860

Dobóruszka, Hungary

Priestly ordination

1883

Service in the homeland

1890

Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

Service abroad

1901

Trenton, NJ, USA

Hungarian assistant pastor

Service abroad

1901 – 1905

Bridgeport, CT, USA

Szt. István R. K. Egyházközség

founding pastor

Death

December 27, 1905

Bridgeport, CT, USA

Sources

Máté: 205.
Török: 85.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140790946/george-csaba✓
MKL: Bridgeport
Religio, 1904. 2. félév 16. szám, pp. 126.
Kalmár-II: 86.

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Citation for this entry

Csaba György: 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=136 (accessed: 2026-04-05).