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Polyánszky István

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Polyánszky István
Deceased
Birth data:
Tiszakarácsonyfalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Crăciunești, Romania — March 7, 1868
Death data:
Chicago, IL, USA — May 20, 1929
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Munkács
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine — December 25, 1893
Biographical data
His father was István Polyánszky, a priest; his mother was Laura Eleonóra Komlóssy. His wife was Eugénia Voigt, and they had one child. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On December 25, 1893, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Gyula Firczák of Munkács. He served in the United States beginning in 1904.
Domestic service locations
From To Place i Current name, country i Church / institution Position
1894 1896 Iza, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Iza (Іза), Ukraine assistant pastor
1896 1903 Mihálka, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Krainîkovo (Крайниково), Ukraine parish priest
1903 1904 Repenye, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy Repinne (Репінне), Ukraine parish priest
Foreign service locations
From To Place Current name, country Church / institution Position
1904 1906 Phoenixville, PA, USA pastor
1908 Lansford, PA, USA pastor
1909 1910 Monessen, PA, USA pastor
1913 1926 Windber, PA, USA St. Mary’s görög katolikus templom parish priest
1926 1929 Whiting, PA, USA parish priest
Life timeline
Birth
March 7, 1868
Tiszakarácsonyfalva, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Crăciunești, Romania
Priestly ordination
December 25, 1893
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine
Service in the homeland
1894 – 1896
Iza, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Iza (Іза), Ukraine
assistant pastor
Service in the homeland
1896 – 1903
Mihálka, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Krainîkovo (Крайниково), Ukraine
parish priest
Service in the homeland
1903 – 1904
Repenye, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Repinne (Репінне), Ukraine
parish priest
Service abroad
1904 – 1906
Phoenixville, PA, USA
pastor
Service abroad
1908
Lansford, PA, USA
pastor
Service abroad
1909 – 1910
Monessen, PA, USA
pastor
Service abroad
1913 – 1926
Windber, PA, USA
St. Mary’s görög katolikus templom
parish priest
Service abroad
1926 – 1929
Whiting, PA, USA
parish priest
Death
May 20, 1929
Chicago, IL, USA
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Citation for this entry
Polyánszky István: 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=889 (accessed: 2026-07-08).
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