Mérgesvágása, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Nová Polianka, Slovakia — August 14, 1879
Death data:
New Brighton, PA, USA — July 15, 1957
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Eperjes
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
1903
Place of burial:
Saint Michaels Byzantine Hungarian Cemetery
Fords, NJ, USA
Other name used:
Kovalszky
Biographical data
He completed his studies in Esztergom. He was ordained a priest in 1903 and served in the United States beginning in 1904. Four members of his family served as priests. He was a member of the Holy See. The Hungarian community celebrated his silver jubilee in grand style in 1928. He was vice president of the Roman and Greek Catholic Pastors’ Association of the United States and Canada. In 1930, he was involved in a serious car accident.
Kovalicky Viktor: 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=593 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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