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Kovách Balázs Pál

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Kovách Balázs Pál
Deceased
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Birth data:
Campbell, CA, USA — June 8, 1922
Death data:
Braddock, PA, USA — January 19, 2001
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Pittsburgh, PA, USA — May 29, 1955
Place of burial:
Calvary Cemetery
Youngstown, OH, USA
Other name used:
Rev. Blaise Paul Kovach
Biographical data
He was a second-generation Hungarian. His parents were Mihály Kovách and Mária Zahransky; he was the brother of János Kovách, a Greek Catholic priest. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Nicolas T. Elko on May 29, 1955. He died of a heart attack.
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1955 after Beaverdale, PA, USA assistant pastor
1966 1970 Connelsville, PA, USA assistant pastor, campus minister
1966 before Dunlo, PA, USA assistant pastor
1970 2001 Braddock, PA, USA parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
June 8, 1922
Campbell, CA, USA
Priestly ordination
May 29, 1955
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Service abroad
1955
Beaverdale, PA, USA
assistant pastor
Service abroad
1966 – 1970
Connelsville, PA, USA
assistant pastor, campus minister
Service abroad
1970 – 2001
Braddock, PA, USA
parish priest
Death
January 19, 2001
Braddock, PA, USA
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Citation for this entry
Kovách Balázs Pál: 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=577 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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