Person:Stephen Furdek (1)

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Rev. Stephen Furdek
b.2 Sep 1855 Trstená, Žilina, Slovakia
d.18 Jan 1915 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
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Name[1] Rev. Stephen Furdek
Religious Name[2] Father Stephan Furdek
Religious Name[3] Rev. Stefan Furdek
Gender Male
Birth[2] 2 Sep 1855 Trstená, Žilina, Slovakia
Immigration[2] Mar 1882 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Ordination[2] 2 Jul 1882
Occupation[2] From 1882 to 1883 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United StatesSt. Wenceslas Church
Occupation[2] 1888 St. Ladislaus Church founder
Occupation[1] Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United Statesfirst Slovak priest in America; first Slovak priest in Cleveland
Occupation[1] founder, First Catholic Slovak Union
Occupation[1] founder, First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union
Death[2][3] 18 Jan 1915 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Plain Dealer. (Cleveland, Ohio)
    page 1 + 8, 17 August 1964.

    article on Slovaks in Cleveland by Geraldine Javor , 3rd in series on Greater Cleveland's nationality groups

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.

    FURDEK, STEPHAN article
    https://case.edu/ech/articles/f/furdek-stephan

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 .

    Fr Stephen Furdek
    Birth: 2 Sep 1855 Trstena, okres Tvrdošín, Žilinský, Slovakia
    Death: 18 Jan 1915 (aged 59) Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
    Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
    Memorial #: 22299978
    Bio: FURDEK, STEPHAN, a priest who worked with Czech and Slovak immigrants, was born in Trstena, Slovakia. Cleveland Bp. RICHARD GILMOUR† wrote to the Prague Seminary asking them to locate a priest fluent in Czech and Slovak who could come to Cleveland to work with the immigrants and Furdek, nearing the end of his studies for the priesthood, was chosen. He arrived in Mar. 1882, studied at ST. MARY SEMINARY, and was ordained by Bp. Gilmour on 2 July 1882 and assigned to ST. WENCESLAS CHURCH. Fr. Furdek worked there until May 1883, when he organized a parish for CZECHS residing near E. 55th and Broadway.

    The new parish was placed under the patronage of Our Lady of Lourdes. Fr. Furdek quickly built a small church and school. He was briefly assigned to St. Procop's, but the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes demanded his return, and he spent the rest of his priestly ministry there. In 1888 he organized ST. LADISLAS CHURCH, the first parish to serve both SLOVAKS and HUNGARIANS in Cleveland. In 1891 Furdek founded the national fraternal insurance organization, the FIRST CATHOLIC SLOVAK UNION OF THE USA AND CANADA, whose membership was 45,000 by 1915. He was the founder and publisher of Jednota, its journal. Furdek wrote numerous books and pamphlets on religious and educational themes in Slovak and Bohemian and published a reader for Slovak students. He served as a diocesan consulter and advisor to the bishop. Furdek died in Cleveland and is buried in CALVARY CEMETERY.

    Created by: mindykan (46895118)
    Added: 19 Oct 2007
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22299978/stephen-furdek
    Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22299978/stephen-furdek : accessed 11 January 2022), memorial page for Fr Stephen Furdek (2 Sep 1855–18 Jan 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22299978, citing Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by mindykan (contributor 46895118) .

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