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Orosz Gyula, csicseri

Orosz Gyula, csicseri
Deceased
Birth data:
Hajdúböszörmény, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — June 1, 1867
Death data:
Kaszómező, Csehszlovákia, currently Koszivszka Poljana (Косівська Поляна), Ukraine — January 15, 1920
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Munkács
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine — April 1, 1894
Biographical data
His father was Gyula Orosz, a priest, and his mother was Mária Pulszky. His wife was Mária Pogácsás-Balogh; their son, Bálint Orosz, was also a priest. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On April 1, 1894, he was ordained a priest by Gyula Firczák, Bishop of Munkács. He resided in the United States from 1903 to 1908. He served as the Greek-rite ecclesiastical president of the Roman and Greek Catholic Association “Our Lady, Patroness of the Hungarians.”
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1894 Felsőveresmart, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Velika Kopanya (Велика Копаня), Ukraine assistant pastor
1894 1896 Irhóc, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Vilhivci (Вільхівці), Ukraine assistant pastor
1896 1897 Felsőapsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Verhnye Vogyane (Верхнє Водяне), Ukraine pastor
1897 1903 Vajnág, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Vonihovo (Вонігове), Ukraine parish priest
1908 1911 Kállósemjén, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Hungary parish priest
1911 1920 Kászómező, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Koszivszka Poljana (Косівська Поляна), Ukraine parish priest
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1903 1906 Cleveland, OH, USA parish priest
1907 Munhall, PA, USA parish priest
1908 Homestead, PA, USA parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
Hajdúböszörmény, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
Priestly ordination
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine
Service in the homeland
Felsőveresmart, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Velika Kopanya (Велика Копаня), Ukraine
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1894 – 1896
Irhóc, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Vilhivci (Вільхівці), Ukraine
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1896 – 1897
Felsőapsa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Verhnye Vogyane (Верхнє Водяне), Ukraine
pastor
Service in the homeland
1897 – 1903
Vajnág, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Vonihovo (Вонігове), Ukraine
parish priest
Service abroad
1903 – 1906
Cleveland, OH, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
Munhall, PA, USA
parish priest
Service abroad
Homestead, PA, USA
parish priest
Service in the homeland
1908 – 1911
Kállósemjén, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary
parish priest
Service in the homeland
1911 – 1920
Kászómező, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Koszivszka Poljana (Косівська Поляна), Ukraine
parish priest
Death
Kaszómező, Csehszlovákia, currently Koszivszka Poljana (Косівська Поляна), Ukraine
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Citation for this entry
Orosz Gyula, csicseri: 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=840 (accessed: 2026-10-30).
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