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Holba Róbert Kasszián O.Praem

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Deceased

Birth data:: Bellus, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Beluša, Slovakia — May 26, 1893
Death data:: DePere, WI, USA — January 29, 1982
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: premontrei (Ordo Praemonstratensis)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 8, 1911
Perpetual vows:: May 21, 1916
Priestly ordination:: June 27, 1916
Other name used:: Holbay

Biographical data

He attended high school at the Piarist and Benedictine schools in Budapest. He entered the order on September 8, 1911. He took his solemn vows on May 21, 1916, and was ordained a priest on May 27. In 1917, he earned a teaching degree in Hungarian and Latin from the University of Budapest. He arrived in the United States in 1946. His name is Holba in the MKL and Holbay in American journals.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1917	1927	Kassa, Csehszlovákia	Košice, Slovakia		teacher
1927	1946	Gödöllő, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		teacher, principal

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1946	1957	West De Pere, WI, USA		teacher
1957	1959	Akron, OH, USA	Jézus Szíve R. K. Egyházközség	pastor
1960	1962	Paoli, IN, USA		pastor
1962	1972	West De Pere, WI, USA		teacher
1973	1980	Paoli, IN, USA		pastor
1981	1982	Green Bay, WI, USA

Literary activity

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Life timeline

Birth

May 26, 1893

Bellus, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Beluša, Slovakia

Entry into religious life

September 8, 1911

Perpetual vows

May 21, 1916

Priestly ordination

June 27, 1916

Service in the homeland

1917 – 1927

Kassa, Csehszlovákia, currently Košice, Slovakia

teacher

Service in the homeland

1927 – 1946

Gödöllő, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

teacher, principal

Service abroad

1946 – 1957

West De Pere, WI, USA

teacher

Service abroad

1957 – 1959

Akron, OH, USA

Jézus Szíve R. K. Egyházközség

pastor

Service abroad

1960 – 1962

Paoli, IN, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1962 – 1972

West De Pere, WI, USA

teacher

Service abroad

1973 – 1980

Paoli, IN, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1981 – 1982

Green Bay, WI, USA

Death

January 29, 1982

DePere, WI, USA

Sources

MKL: Holba;
KMVÉ: 1957-1983.;
MKL: Akron;
Török: 52.;
https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/snc/id/468/rec/1✓

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Citation for this entry

Holba Róbert Kasszián O.Praem: 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=408 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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