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Molcsányi Miklós Balázs

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Molcsányi Miklós Balázs
Deceased
Birth data:
Bajorvágás, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Bajerovce, Slovakia — February 26, 1866
Death data:
Mahoning Country, OH, USA — January 4, 1918
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Eperjes
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
November 1, 1891
Place of burial:
Saint Marys Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
Mahoning County, OH, USA
Other name used:
Molcany
Biographical data
His parents were Mihály Molcsányi, a priest, and Emlília Andrejkovics; he had eleven siblings. His wife was Anna Kendrovszkij, and they had eight children. He was ordained a priest on November 1, 1891. In 1894, he emigrated to the United States. His son Peter also became a priest, but he did not serve in the Hungarian parish.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1891 1893 Sajópetri, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Hungary assistant pastor
1893 1894 Kázmér, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Kazimír, Slovakia administrator
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1894 1901 circa Braddock, PA, USA pastor, currently serving in Freeland, PA, and Kingston, PA as well
1901 1906 Passaic, NJ, USA parish priest
1908 circa Freeland, PA, USA parish priest
1910 circa Luzerne, PA, USA parish priest
1918 before Youngstown, OH, USA parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
February 26, 1866
Bajorvágás, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Bajerovce, Slovakia
Priestly ordination
November 1, 1891
Service in the homeland
1891 – 1893
Sajópetri, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1893 – 1894
Kázmér, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Kazimír, Slovakia
administrator
Service abroad
1894 – 1901
Braddock, PA, USA
pastor, currently serving in Freeland, PA, and Kingston, PA as well
Service abroad
1901 – 1906
Passaic, NJ, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1908
Freeland, PA, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
1910
Luzerne, PA, USA
parish priest
Death
January 4, 1918
Mahoning Country, OH, USA
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Citation for this entry
Molcsányi Miklós Balázs: 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=756 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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