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Halykó János

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Deceased

Birth data:: Benedekvágás, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Benadikovce, Slovakia — September 5, 1869
Death data:: Kassa, Csehszlovákia, currently Košice, Slovakia — June 23, 1937
Denomination:: Greek Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Eperjes

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: Eperjes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Prešov, Slovakia — December 16, 1894
Place of burial:: Verejný cintorín
Kassa, Csehszlovákia, currently Košice, Slovakia

Biographical data

He was ordained a priest of the Greek Catholic Diocese of Eperjes on December 16, 1894. He was a married priest; he married Kornélia Dudinszky on November 22, 1894. He emigrated to the United States in 1898 and returned in 1908. There is currently no information available regarding his places of service after 1918.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
1894		Hejőkeresztúr, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary	assistant pastor
1895	1898	Mergeska, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Nová Polianka, Slovakia
1908	1918 after	Felsőodor, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Vyšný Orlík, Slovakia

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1898	1900	McAdoo, PA, USA			pastor
1900	1908	Hazelton, PA, USA		Keresztelő Szent János G.K. Egyházközség	missionary, then parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

September 5, 1869

Benedekvágás, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Benadikovce, Slovakia

Priestly ordination

December 16, 1894

Eperjes, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Prešov, Slovakia

Service in the homeland

1894

Hejőkeresztúr, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1895 – 1898

Mergeska, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Nová Polianka, Slovakia

Service abroad

1898 – 1900

McAdoo, PA, USA

pastor

Service abroad

1900 – 1908

Hazelton, PA, USA

Keresztelő Szent János G.K. Egyházközség

missionary, then parish priest

Service in the homeland

1908 – 1918

Felsőodor, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Vyšný Orlík, Slovakia

Death

June 23, 1937

Kassa, Csehszlovákia, currently Košice, Slovakia

Sources

https://ia801606.us.archive.org/15/items/schematismusvene1903cath/schematismusvene1903cath.pd✕
https://www.stjohnbyz-hazleton.org/about✓
Újságcikkek forrása: Arcanum Újságok

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Citation for this entry

Halykó János: 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=969 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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