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Pivetz Miksa

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Birth data:: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Austria — October 12, 1885
Death data:: Dearborn, MI, USA — August 9, 1943
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Colombus, OH, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Colombus, OH, USA — September 18, 1909
Place of burial:: Saint Joseph Cemetery
Lockbourne, OH, USA

Biographical data

He arrived in the United States with his parents when he was young. He became a U.S. citizen on September 23, 1916. He traveled to Europe in 1920 and 1925. He was ordained a priest on September 18, 1909. He celebrated his first Mass at St. László Church in Columbus, OH. In 1929, he retired from active pastoral ministry due to illness.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1909	1929	Colombus, OH, USA			pastor

Life timeline

Birth

October 12, 1885

Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Austria

Priestly ordination

September 18, 1909

Colombus, OH, USA

Service abroad

1909 – 1929

Colombus, OH, USA

pastor

Death

August 9, 1943

Dearborn, MI, USA

Sources

MKL: Colombus;
Máté: 217.;
Török: 132.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138411357/joseph-j._e.-petrovits✓
https://www.colsdioc.org/Resources/DioceseofColumbusDirectory/Priests/PriestsNecrology.aspx✕
https://archive.org/stream/cu31924012522870/cu31924012522870_djvu.txt✓
https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiOTAxNzAyOTk0NDUwIjs=/czo4OiJtYW5pZmVzdCI7✓

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Pivetz Miksa: 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=883 (accessed: 2026-10-30).

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