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Frastaczky József Honorius OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Illava, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ilava, Slovakia — March 8, 1872
Death data:: ismeretlen
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 12, 1889
Perpetual vows:: February 2, 1896
Priestly ordination:: Esztergom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — June 28, 1896
Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert Székesegyház
Place of burial:: ismeretlen

Biographical data

He entered the order on August 12, 1889. He took his final vows on February 2, 1896. He was ordained a priest in Esztergom on June 28, 1896. By 1913, he was already in the United States. There is no information regarding the place or date of his death.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1898	1908	Nagyszombat, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Trnava, Slovakia	pastor, preacher
1909		Zsolna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Žilina, Slovakia	alperjel
1909	?	Nagyszombat, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Trnava, Slovakia

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1920	1924	Throop, PA, USA			parish priest, currently serving in Alpha, PA, USA

Life timeline

Birth

March 8, 1872

Illava, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ilava, Slovakia

Entry into religious life

August 12, 1889

Perpetual vows

February 2, 1896

Priestly ordination

June 28, 1896

Esztergom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Nagyboldogasszony és Szent Adalbert Székesegyház

Service in the homeland

1898 – 1908

Nagyszombat, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Trnava, Slovakia

pastor, preacher

Service in the homeland

1909

Zsolna, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Žilina, Slovakia

alperjel

Service in the homeland

1909 – ?

Nagyszombat, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Trnava, Slovakia

Service abroad

1920 – 1924

Throop, PA, USA

parish priest, currently serving in Alpha, PA, USA

Sources

http://mandadb.hu/common/file-servlet/document/27157/default/doc_url/SCHEMATISMUS_190405.pdfCirculares litterae dioecesanae anno 1896,, Nr. 3201.✕
Török: 291.
Pesti Napló, 1898-08-24., pp.7.

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Frastaczky József Honorius 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=288 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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