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Kiss Zoltán

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Birth data:: Bridgeport, CT, USA — June 18, 1912
Death data:: Cromwell, IN, USA — May 25, 1986
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Hartford, CT, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — July 7, 1937
Other name used:: Kish, Kis István Zoltán

Biographical data

He completed his studies in Eger, where he was ordained a priest in 1937. He returned to the United States on July 7, 1937, aboard the ship Aquitania. In Miklósházy’s collection, he is also listed under the name István Zoltán Kis.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1937	1944	Bridgeport, CT, USA	Szent István R. K. Egyházközség
1944	1947	USA		camp chaplain
1947	1948	New Haven, CT, USA
1948	1954	Wallingford, CO, USA
1954	1957	West Hartford, CT, USA
1957	1963	Goshen, IN, USA

Life timeline

Birth

June 18, 1912

Bridgeport, CT, USA

Priestly ordination

July 7, 1937

Eger, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service abroad

1937 – 1944

Bridgeport, CT, USA

Szent István R. K. Egyházközség

Service abroad

1944 – 1947

USA

camp chaplain

Service abroad

1947 – 1948

New Haven, CT, USA

Service abroad

1948 – 1954

Wallingford, CO, USA

Service abroad

1954 – 1957

West Hartford, CT, USA

Service abroad

1957 – 1963

Goshen, IN, USA

Death

May 25, 1986

Cromwell, IN, USA

Sources

Máté: 212.;
Török: 88.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1440-1441.;
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-10512/ellis-islan-es-egyeb-new-york-i-utaslistak-1820-1957?itemId=20026813-&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Zoltan+Kiss#fullscreen✓

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Citation for this entry

Kiss Zoltán: 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=551 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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