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Fojtán József

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Fojtán József
Deceased
Birth data:
Nyírtass, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — July 24, 1879
Death data:
Kisvárda, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — January 27, 1931
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Székesfehérvár
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
1905
Place of burial:
ismeretlen
Other name used:
Folytán
Biographical data
He was ordained a priest in 1905. He arrived in the United States on June 27, 1907, aboard the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Around 1924, he returned to Hungary to visit his family and was unable to return. According to newspaper articles, he came into conflict with church authorities in Hungary and was consequently suspended. In his final despair, after visiting his mother’s grave, he threw himself in front of a train.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1905 1907 Kálóz Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary assistant pastor
1924 after — Sárszentmihály Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary assistant pastor
1928 — Rácalmás Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary assistant pastor
1930 circa — Tállya Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary parish priest; according to other sources, around 1928 in Galgahévíz
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1907 1911 Youngstown, OH USA parish priest
1911 1916 Farrell, OH USA parish priest
1916 1922 Windber, PA USA parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
July 24, 1879
Nyírtass, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Service in the homeland
1905 – 1907
Kálóz, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Priestly ordination
1905
Service abroad
1907 – 1911
Youngstown, OH, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1911 – 1916
Farrell, OH, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1916 – 1922
Windber, PA, USA
parish priest
Service in the homeland
1924
Sárszentmihály, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1928
Rácalmás, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1930
Tállya, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
parish priest; according to other sources, around 1928 in Galgahévíz
Death
January 27, 1931
Kisvárda, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
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Citation for this entry
Fojtán József: 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=280 (accessed: 2026-05-06).