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Gorzó Bálint, bilkei

Gorzó Bálint, bilkei
Deceased
Birth data:
Bilke, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Bilki (Білки), Ukraine — March 16, 1869
Death data:
McKeesport, PA, USA — October 22, 1943
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Munkács (1924-ig) → Pittburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Ungvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine — October 13, 1892
Biographical data
His father was Bálint Gorzó, and his mother was Piroska Komlóssy. His wife was Julitta Szabó. He had one adopted son, Antal Gerebes. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On October 13, 1892, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Gyula Firczák of Munkács. From 1900 he served as dean in Vásárhely, and in 1905 as dean in Zámony. In 1900, Emperor Franz Joseph awarded him 50 crowns. He became a canon in 1913 and a member of the Holy See Council in 1925. By 1906, he was already in the United States.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1892 1893 Ötvösfalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Zolotarovo (Золотарьово), Hungary assistant pastor
1894 1895 Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine High school religion teacher, assistant pastor
1895 1905 Sámogy, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Šamudovce, Slovakia parish priest
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1905 Bayonne City, NJ, USA pastor
1905 1908 Bridgeport, CT, USA parish priest
1908 1943 McKeesport, PA, USA parish priest, retired since 1938
Life timeline
Birth
Bilke, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Bilki (Білки), Ukraine
Priestly ordination
Ungvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine
Service in the homeland
18921893
Ötvösfalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Zolotarovo (Золотарьово), Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
18941895
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine
High school religion teacher, assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
18951905
Sámogy, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Šamudovce, Slovakia
parish priest
Service abroad
Bayonne City, NJ, USA
pastor
Service abroad
19051908
Bridgeport, CT, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
19081943
McKeesport, PA, USA
parish priest, retired since 1938
Death
McKeesport, PA, USA
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Gorzó Bálint, bilkei: 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=331 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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