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Dolinay Gyula

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Deceased

Birth data:: Felsőróna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania — March 3, 1887
Death data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — January 10, 1930
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: Munkács
Diocese / Order:: Pittburgh, PA, USA
previously: Munkács (1924-ig)

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine — March 4, 1917
Place of burial:: Mount Saint Macrina Cemetery
Uniontown, PA, Hungary

Biographical data

His father was the Reverend Kálmán Dolinay, and his mother was Ilona Csopey. His wife was Jolán Dobra. They had three children, including the future bishop Tamás Dolinay. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On March 4, 1917, he was ordained a priest by Antal Papp, Bishop of Mukachevo. He lived in the United States from 1920 onward.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1917	—	Ökörmező	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine		assistant pastor
1918	1920	Kénézpatak	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine		assistant pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1920	—	Youngstown, OH	USA
1921	1927	Brackenridge, PA	USA	parish priest
1927	1930	Struthers, PA	USA	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

March 3, 1887

Felsőróna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Romania

Priestly ordination

March 4, 1917

Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

Service in the homeland

1917

Ökörmező, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1918 – 1920

Kénézpatak, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1920

Youngstown, OH, USA

Service abroad

1921 – 1927

Brackenridge, PA, USA

parish priest

Service abroad

1927 – 1930

Struthers, PA, USA

parish priest

Death

January 10, 1930

Youngstown, OH, USA

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Dolinay Gyula: 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=209 (accessed: 2026-04-05).