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Getlik István

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Getlik István
Deceased
Birth data:
Vinna, Hungary — February 10, 1911
Death data:
Piscataway, NJ, USA — July 20, 1997
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Szatmár
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
1937
Other name used:
Stephen
Biographical data
In other sources, he is listed as Vince. He was ordained a priest on June 30, 1937. In 1947, he left for Slovakia, for which he received ecclesiastical punishment. Later, the communists imprisoned him, and he subsequently fled to the United States.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1937 — Felsődomolya Csehszlovákia, currently Ukraine assistant pastor
1937 — Munkács Csehszlovákia, currently Ukraine assistant pastor
1938 1940 Jenke Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia assistant pastor
1940 1942 Nagyszőlős Kingdom of Hungary, currently Ukraine acting pastor (also: Beregszász, Huszt, and later Vállaj)
1940 1942 Nagyszőlős Kingdom of Hungary, currently Ukraine religious instructor (including in Munkács)
1942 — Ungvár Kingdom of Hungary, currently Ukraine religious educator
1943 — Kisrát Kingdom of Hungary, currently Ukraine pastor (formerly of Nagyszőlős)
1944 — Erdőd Kingdom of Hungary, currently Romania assistant pastor (formerly in Szolyva)
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1953 1955 Perth Amboy, NJ USA
1955 after — Trenton, NJ USA
Life timeline
Birth
February 10, 1911
Vinna, Hungary
Service in the homeland
1937
Felsődomolya, Csehszlovákia, currently Ukraine
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1937
Munkács, Csehszlovákia, currently Ukraine
assistant pastor
Priestly ordination
1937
Service in the homeland
1938 – 1940
Jenke, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Slovakia
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1940 – 1942
Nagyszőlős, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Ukraine
acting pastor (also: Beregszász, Huszt, and later Vállaj)
Service in the homeland
1940 – 1942
Nagyszőlős, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Ukraine
religious instructor (including in Munkács)
Service in the homeland
1942
Ungvár, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Ukraine
religious educator
Service in the homeland
1943
Kisrát, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Ukraine
pastor (formerly of Nagyszőlős)
Service in the homeland
1944
Erdőd, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Romania
assistant pastor (formerly in Szolyva)
Service abroad
1953 – 1955
Perth Amboy, NJ, USA
Service abroad
1955
Trenton, NJ, USA
Death
July 20, 1997
Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Citation for this entry
Getlik István: 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=325 (accessed: 2026-05-06).