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Polichek Károly

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Deceased

Birth data:: Szomolnok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Smolník, Slovakia — July 14, 1864
Death data:: Dayton, OH, USA — May 31, 1921
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Besztercebánya → ismeretlen egyházmegye

Ordination level:: bishop
Priestly ordination:: 1888
Place of burial:: Calvary Cemetery
Kettering, OH, Hungary
Other name used:: Policsek

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest in 1888. In 1903, he emigrated to the United States after—according to some sources—leaving behind a large debt, which he intended to pay off from there. At that time, he requested to be released from the Diocese of Banská Bystrica, a request his bishop granted. According to records, during the “great storm” of 1913, he and 75 families in his parish lost everything. He was the director of the Kneipp-style hydrotherapy institute in Lorian, OH.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1888 after	1903 before	Körmöcbánya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Kremnica, Slovakia	pastor
1888 after	1903 before	Csáb, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Čebovce, Slovakia
1888 after	1903 before	Nyitrabánya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Handlová, Slovakia

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1903	1909	Alpha, NJ, USA	Magyarok Nagyasszonya R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1909		Lorain, OH, USA	Szent László R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest
1909	1921	Dayton, OH, USA	Szent Imre templom	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

July 14, 1864

Szomolnok, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Smolník, Slovakia

Service in the homeland

1888 – 1903

Körmöcbánya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Kremnica, Slovakia

pastor

Service in the homeland

1888 – 1903

Csáb, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Čebovce, Slovakia

Service in the homeland

1888 – 1903

Nyitrabánya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Handlová, Slovakia

Priestly ordination

1888

Service abroad

1903 – 1909

Alpha, NJ, USA

Magyarok Nagyasszonya R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1909

Lorain, OH, USA

Szent László R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service abroad

1909 – 1921

Dayton, OH, USA

Szent Imre templom

parish priest

Death

May 31, 1921

Dayton, OH, USA

Sources

http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/92313/the-great-flood-of-1913/✓
Máté: 217.;
Török: 65, 136.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61498335/charles-polichek✕
Budapesti Hírlap, 1903-07-19, pp. 11.;
Pécsi Napló, 1903-07-19., pp. 9.;
Protestáns egyházi és iskolai lapok, 1911-05-28.;
Amerikai Magyar Népszava, 1958-07-19., pp. 2.;
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-10705/us-city-directories?s=OYYV6JP7WQOJJF6OYIPUVKKNGZHMR6Y&itemId=266391021-&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Rev+Charles+Polichek✓

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Citation for this entry

Polichek Károly: 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=888 (accessed: 2026-07-08).

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