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Dismacsek Ferenc

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Deceased

Birth data:: Duquesne, PA, USA — September 4, 1906
Death data:: Allegheny, PA, USA — February 4, 2000
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1934
Place of burial:: Saint Joseph Cemetery
West Mifflin, PA, USA
Other name used:: Dizmacsek, Dismachek

Biographical data

He was a second-generation Hungarian. His parents were Gyula Dismachek and Krisztina Zsarnotsky; he had four siblings. Some sources list his first name as Pál. His parents emigrated from Transylvania to the United States. He was ordained a priest in 1934. At the invitation of Lajos Shvoy, the diocesan bishop of Székesfehérvár, he stayed in Hungary from 1939 to 1940 to improve his language skills. The bishop sent him to Polgárdi as an assistant pastor. Due to the war situation, U.S. authorities required him to return home. He is buried at Saint Joseph’s Cemetery in West Mifflin, PA, USA.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1939	1940	Polgárdi	Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary		assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1934	1939	Pittsburgh, PA	USA	assistant pastor
1940	1976	Pittsburgh, PA	USA	parish priest (according to the KMVÉ, until 1980)
1980	1983	Lake City, FL	USA	pastor
1983	2000	Lake City, FL	USA	retired

Life timeline

Birth

September 4, 1906

Duquesne, PA, USA

Service abroad

1934 – 1939

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

assistant pastor

Priestly ordination

1934

Service in the homeland

1939 – 1940

Polgárdi, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1940 – 1976

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

parish priest (according to the KMVÉ, until 1980)

Service abroad

1980 – 1983

Lake City, FL, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1983 – 2000

Lake City, FL, USA

retired

Death

February 4, 2000

Allegheny, PA, USA

Sources

http://www.polgardi.hu/content.php?sid=63&cim=polgardi_romai_katolikus_egyhazkozseg✓
MKL: Pittsburgh
Máté: 207.
Shvoy: 63.
Török: 252.
Polgárdi – Historia Domus II. kötet 213.
KMVÉ: 1945-1989.
Somorjai: 223.
A Székesfehérvári Egyházmegyei Levéltár szíves közlése
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12012-635147719-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-1/myheritage-csaladfak?itemId=124785301-1-46&action=showRecord&recordTitle=frank+dismachek✕
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53829517/frank-m-dismachek✓

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Dismacsek Ferenc: 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=202 (accessed: 2026-04-05).