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Bakos István

Bakos István
Deceased
Birth data:
Földeák, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — September 5, 1912
Death data:
Youngstown, OH, USA — August 31, 2007
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
previously: Szeged-Csanád
Diocese / Order:
Youngstown, OH, USA
previously: Szeged-Csanád (korábban: Csanád)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Szeged, Hungary — March 22, 1936
Fogadalmi templom
Place of burial:
Youngstown, OH, USA
Biographical data
After completing his military service, he was ordained a priest in Szeged on March 22, 1936. He arrived in the United States on February 18, 1952, in New Orleans, LA.
His grave is located at Higgins-Reardon Cemetery in Youngstown, OH.
Notes
There are discrepancies regarding his places of service. We are listing his places of residence based on the obituary published in issue 72 of the journal *Mi a Szolgálat*. According to the KMVÉ:
1953 – 1954 Lake Charles, LA, USA
1955 Youngstown, OH, USA
1956 – 1968 Warren, OH, USA parish priest
1969 – 2007 Youngstown, OH, USA parish priest, then retired
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1936 after 1944 before Szőreg Hungary Alexandriai Szent Katalin Plébánia assistant pastor
1944 Alsógyöröd Kingdom of Hungary, currently Romania Kisboldogasszony templom assistant pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1954 1968 Warren, OH USA Assistant pastor at St. Joseph’s Church, then at St. Mary’s Church
1968 1979 Youngstown, OH USA Saint Francis of Assisi Parish parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
Földeák, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Priestly ordination
Szeged, Hungary
Fogadalmi templom
Service in the homeland
19361944
Szőreg, Hungary
Alexandriai Szent Katalin Plébánia
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
Alsógyöröd, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Romania
Kisboldogasszony templom
assistant pastor
Service abroad
19541968
Warren, OH, USA
Assistant pastor at St. Joseph’s Church, then at St. Mary’s Church
Service abroad
19681979
Youngstown, OH, USA
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish
parish priest
Death
Youngstown, OH, USA
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Citation for this entry
Bakos 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=30 (accessed: 2026-04-05).