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Gribóvszky Kornél

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Birth data:: Lipcsemező, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine — July 20, 1878
Death data:: Kingston, PA, USA — December 23, 1942
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Munkács

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Ungvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine — April 20, 1902

Biographical data

His father was Kornél Gribóvszky, a priest, and his mother was Ilona Selesztay. His wife was Irén Popovics. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. He was ordained a priest on April 20, 1902, by Gyula Firczák, Bishop of Mukachevo. He lived in the United States from 1910 onward.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Church / institution	Position
1902	1903	Huszt	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine		assistant pastor
1903	1909	Tiszakriva	Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine		pastor

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1910	—	Conemaugh, PA	USA	pastor
1913	1921	St. Clair, PA	USA	pastor
1922	1925	South Fork, PA	USA	pastor
1925	1927	Beaverdale, PA	USA	pastor
1927	1929	Old Forge, PA	USA	pastor
1929	1933	Leisenring, PA	USA	pastor

Life timeline

Birth

July 20, 1878

Lipcsemező, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

Priestly ordination

April 20, 1902

Ungvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

Service in the homeland

1902 – 1903

Huszt, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1903 – 1909

Tiszakriva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Ukraine

pastor

Service abroad

1910 körül

Conemaugh, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1913 – 1921

St. Clair, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1922 – 1925

South Fork, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1925 – 1927

Beaverdale, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1927 – 1929

Old Forge, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1929 – 1933

Leisenring, PA, USA

pastor

Death

December 23, 1942

Kingston, PA, USA

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Citation for this entry

Gribóvszky Kornél: 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=335 (accessed: 2026-05-06).