Szerencs, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — February 27, 1885
Death data:
New York, NY, USA — February 21, 1954
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
previously: religious
Diocese / Order:
bazilita (Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni) (1911-ig) → Munkács
Munkács (1912-ig) → Hajdúdorog
Hajdúdorog → Pittburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
First (temporary) vows:
1906
Priestly ordination:
Ungvár, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Uzshorod (Ужгород), Ukraine — June 25, 1911
Other name used:
Poratinszky, Poratunszky
Biographical data
His father was János Porátunszky, and his mother was Anna Demkó. As a Basilian monk, he completed his studies at the order’s college. He took his simple vows in Máriapócs in 1906. After leaving the order, he was ordained a priest in Ungvár on June 25, 1911, as a priest of the Diocese of Munkács. He was incardinated into the Diocese of Hajdúdorog in 1912. He arrived in the United States in 1930 at the invitation of Bazil Takács.
Porátunszky István Sándor Hilarion (OSBM): 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=894 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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