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Dobó István

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Deceased

Birth data:: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — February 24, 1873
Death data:: Jasper, IN, USA — August 12, 1962
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Vác

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: 1897
Place of burial:: Sacred Heart Cemetery
South Bend, IN, USA
Other name used:: Stephanus Stephenson, Stephenson István

Biographical data

His biography is unclear, particularly due to his name change. We infer his personal details from the fact that Rev. Steve Stephenson is buried in the clergy section of the Hungarian cemetery in South Bend, IN. He is listed in the KMVÉ under the name István Stephenson. Date of ordination: 1897.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1947	1961	South Bend, IN, USA	Hungary	Our Lady of Hungary Parish	parish priest
—	—	Mount St. John, WY	USA		Latin and Greek teacher

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Birth

February 24, 1873

Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

1897

Service abroad

1947 – 1961

South Bend, IN, USA, Hungary

Our Lady of Hungary Parish

parish priest

Death

August 12, 1962

Jasper, IN, USA

Sources

Schematismus cleri dioecensis Vaciensis, 1936, 43.
KMVÉ: 1947-1963.
A fénykép mesterséges intelligencia (chatgpt.com) segítségével javítva lett.
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-10147/billiongraves?itemId=84376710-&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Rev.+Stephen+Stephenson✓
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-11006/1950-egyesult-allamok-szovetsegi-nepszamlalas?itemId=148431902-&groupId=9fdc6629ae8fad302f02321c0ec83bdf&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Stephen+M+Stephenson✓
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66245160/steven-stephenson✓

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Dobó István: 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=205 (accessed: 2026-04-05).