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Csáky Antal, Dr.

Csáky Antal, Dr.
Deceased
Birth data:
Ózd, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — October 11, 1891
Death data:
Lansing, MI, USA — December 15, 1968
According to another source: Grand Ledge, MI, USA
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Kassa
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Kassa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia — June 9, 1916
Other name used:
Csáthy Antal
Biographical data
His father was János Csáky, and his mother was Kornélia Kugyelka. He completed his secondary education at the Cistercian school in Székesfehérvár. He earned doctorates in philosophy and theology. He was a private tutor in Hungarian history at the university. He was ordained a priest in Košice on June 9, 1916. He arrived in the United States around 1920 at the invitation of József Maczrinkó, parish priest of Passaic. According to Máté and issue 13 of Szolgálat, the place of his death was Grand Ledge, MI. His tombstone lists Lansing, MI. As a military chaplain, he received numerous decorations: the Pius Meritis Military Merit Cross, the Military Red Cross, and the Charles Division Cross. Miklósházy: In 2001, he is listed under the name Csáthy.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1916 1917 camp chaplain, then a high school teacher in Eger and later in Budapest
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1923 1924 McAdoo, PA USA
1924 1927 Throop, PA, USA USA
1924 1927 Scranton, PA USA
1927 1947 Flint, MI USA
1951 1968 Grand Ledge, MI USA
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Birth
Ózd, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Priestly ordination
Kassa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia
Service in the homeland
19161917
camp chaplain, then a high school teacher in Eger and later in Budapest
Service abroad
19231924
McAdoo, PA, USA
Service abroad
19241927
Throop, PA, USA, USA
Service abroad
19241927
Scranton, PA, USA
Service abroad
19271947
Flint, MI, USA
Service abroad
19511968
Grand Ledge, MI, USA
Death
Lansing, MI, USA
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Citation for this entry
Csáky Antal, Dr.: 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=144 (accessed: 2026-04-05).