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Bobák János Iréneusz, dr.

Bobák János Iréneusz, dr.
Deceased
Birth data:
May 2, 1914
Death data:
Brownsville, PA, USA — August 28, 1988
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Place of burial:
Szent Miklós temető
Brownsville, PA, USA
Biographical data
His father, János Bobák, was a priest, and his brother Sándor also served in the United States.
From 1939 to 1943, he studied theology in Rome as a student at the Pontifical Hungarian Institute. He earned a doctorate in canon law. During his time in Pittsburgh, he also directed a choir. Neither his place of birth nor the location of his ordination can be identified.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1948 1948 Detroit, MI USA assistant pastor
1948 1948 Lisle, IL USA seminar instructor
1949 1955 McKeesport, PA USA parish priest
1956 1956 Pittsburgh, PA USA
1957 1958 Duquesne, PA USA parish priest
1957 1970 Pittsburgh, PA USA parish priest
1970 1988 Brownsville, PA USA parish priest
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Birth
Service abroad
19481948
Detroit, MI, USA
assistant pastor
Service abroad
19481948
Lisle, IL, USA
seminar instructor
Service abroad
19491955
McKeesport, PA, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
19561956
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Service abroad
19571958
Duquesne, PA, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
19571970
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
19701988
Brownsville, PA, USA
parish priest
Death
Brownsville, PA, USA
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Bobák János Iréneusz, dr.: 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=90 (accessed: 2026-04-05).