Bilke, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine — March 16, 1869
Death data:
McKeesport, PA, USA — October 22, 1943
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
previously: Munkács
Diocese / Order:
Pittburgh, PA, USA
previously: Munkács (1924-ig)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Ungvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently 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.
