"[2] In February 1963, a synod was held that appointed Eugene Magyar as bishop.
[3] A congregation was formed in Palmerton, Pennsylvania during World War I, as a result of ethnic tensions between Slovaks and Hungarians.
[5] In 1922 parishioners of St. Mary's Assumption Roman Catholic Parish in Passaic, New Jersey were upset when the Bishop of Newark, John J. O'Connor, decided to send their pastor, Imrich Jeczusko, back to Košice, Slovakia.
[6] They decided to establish Holy Name of Jesus Slovak National Parish.
[3][7] In 1927 the parish joined the Polish National Catholic Church.