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Chonkó János

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Birth data:: USA — 1918
Death data:: Carteret, NJ, USA — May 20, 1984
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: ismeretlen (nincs adat)

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: ismeretlen
Place of burial:: Saint Peters Cemetery
Haverstraw, NY, USA — ismeretlen

Biographical data

His father was István Chonkó, his mother was Mária, and he had three siblings. His exact place of birth cannot be identified; however, since his parents also lived in the United States, it can be assumed that he was either born there or ordained a priest there. In 1980, he celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination. He served on the board of the Széchenyi Society. He died of a heart attack at the parish.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1964 before		Perth Amboy, NJ, USA			assistant pastor
1964	1984	Carteret, NJ, USA		Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

1918

USA

Service abroad

1964

Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1964 – 1984

Carteret, NJ, USA

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Death

May 20, 1984

Carteret, NJ, USA

Sources

Miklósházy:2001.
Török: 99.
Kerkay Emese közlése
KMV, 1984-05-20., pp.4.
https://archive.org/stream/historyofpertham02mcgi/historyofpertham02mcgi_djvu.txt✕
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170412907/john-chonko✕

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Chonkó János: 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=127 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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