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Bartkó Péter OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Cleveland, OH, USA — February 2, 1891
Death data:: May’s Lake, IL, USA — May 29, 1963
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Sacred Heart Province)

Ordination level:: priest
Place of burial:: Mayslake-i ferences temető
Oak Brook, IL, USA

Biographical data

He was born in the United States, and there were several priests in his family. His father’s name was János, and his mother’s name was Anna Rusznák. He had three siblings. He was a student at Notre Dame Academy.
According to the 1940 Census, he lived in Cleveland, OH, where he served as a pastor. He passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1919	1921	Joliet, IL	USA	Nepumuki Szent János templom
1920	1920	Indianapolis, IN	USA	Sacred Heart	assistant pastor
1937	1940	Chicago, IL	USA
1940	1940	Cleveland, OH	USA		pastor
1945	1949	Oak Forest, IL	USA
1952	1957	Ashland, IL	USA
1958	1963	Chicago, IL	USA

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Birth

February 2, 1891

Cleveland, OH, USA

Service abroad

1919 – 1921

Joliet, IL, USA

Nepumuki Szent János templom

Service abroad

1920 – 1920

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Sacred Heart

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1937 – 1940

Chicago, IL, USA

Service abroad

1940 körül – 1940 körül

Cleveland, OH, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1945 – 1949

Oak Forest, IL, USA

Service abroad

1952 – 1957

Ashland, IL, USA

Service abroad

1958 – 1963

Chicago, IL, USA

Death

May 29, 1963

May’s Lake, IL, USA

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Bartkó Péter OFM: 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=51 (accessed: 2026-04-05).