Bereznek, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Berezniki (Березники), Ukraine — November 24, 1886
Death data:
Sheffield, PA, USA — December 25, 1943
Denomination:
Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
Diocese / Order:
Munkács (1926-ig) → Pittburgh, PA, USA
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Munkács, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Mukacsevo (Мукачево), Ukraine — December 19, 1909
Place of burial:
Saint Michaels Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
Sheffield, PA, USA
Biographical data
His father was Father Cirill Rakovszky, and his mother was Melánia Szoták. His wife was Olga Bacsinszky, and they had two children. He pursued his theological studies in Uzhhorod. On December 19, 1909, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Gyula Firczák of Munkács. From 1924 to 1926, he served as dean of the Vinna deanery. In 1926, he emigrated to the United States, and from then on served as a priest in the Greek Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, PA.
Rakovszky Nesztor: 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=915 (accessed: 2026-09-13).
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