Ortutó, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia — July 11, 1883
Death data:
Bridgeport, CT, USA — February 17, 1977
Denomination:
ortodox
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
previously: Eperjes
Diocese / Order:
Amerikai Kárpát-orosz ortodox egyház
previously: Eperjes (1938-ig)
Ordination level:
bishop
Priestly ordination:
August 28, 1906
Episcopal consecration:
September 18, 1938
Place of burial:
Saint John the Baptist Greek Catholic Cemetery
Stratford, CO, USA
Other name used:
Chornok
Biographical data
He was born into a family of clergy and completed his studies at the seminary in Eperjes. He was consecrated as bishop of the Diocese of Eperjes on August 28, 1906. In 1908, he emigrated to the United States. In the 1920s, he converted to the Orthodox Church. He was a married pastor; his wife, Jolanda Molchany, passed away on May 28, 1937, and he was consecrated bishop as a widower on September 18, 1938. He was the first bishop of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church and was appointed metropolitan in 1965.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1906
1908
Osztornya
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia
administrator
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1908
1910
Chicago, IL
USA
assistant pastor
1908
1910
Duquesne, PA
USA
assistant pastor
1908
1910
Cleveland, OH
USA
assistant pastor
1911
1920 after
Bridgeport, CT
USA
parish priest
1938
1977
USA
Bishop of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church; Metropolitan of Agathonikeia from 1966
Csornyák Péter Oreszt: 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=170 (accessed: 2026-04-05).
