Bánhida, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Tatabánya, Hungary — July 28, 1927
Death data:
Pickering, ON, Canada — May 17, 2008
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
June 30, 1946
Perpetual vows:
Willowdale, NJ, USA — August 15, 1963
Priestly ordination:
Granada, Spain — July 15, 1957
Place of burial:
Courtland, ON, Canada
Biographical data
He entered the order on June 30, 1946. He began studying philosophy in Szeged. In 1949—thanks to a free rail pass he had obtained through his father—he served as a liaison for Jesuit students who were to be smuggled out of the country.
He was the last of the Jesuits in Szeged to leave the country, but due to the stress and turmoil he experienced, he fell seriously ill with tuberculosis; as a result, after several interruptions, he was only able to resume his studies in 1954. From 1955 to 1958, he studied theology in Granada. He was ordained a priest there on July 15, 1957. Between 1961 and 1962, he earned his doctorate in Rome. He took his final vows on August 15, 1963.
He was the creator and founder of the “Hungarian Church History Encyclopedia Working Group (METEM).”
His grave is located in Courtland, ON.
Domestic service locations
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1996
Miskolc, Hungary
Fényi Gyula Jezsuita Gimnázium, Kollégium és Óvoda
Caritas est in ratione. Die Lehre des Hl. Thomas über die Eiheit der intellektiven und affectiven Begegnung. Róma, 1962, Münster, 1966;
De Christo Legato seu Ingressu Personali Dei in Historiam Humanam. Toronto, 1962–3;
De Fide Virtutibusque Infusis. Toronto, 1963–4; De Gratia Christi Sanctificante seu De Vita in Christo Nova Hominis. Toronto, 1963–5;
De Matrimonio. Toronto, 1964–5;
De Ordine. Toronto, 1964–5;
De revelatione Christi. Toronto, 1965–6;
The Personal Entry of God into Human History. Toronto, 1967;
Encyclopedia of Human Ideas on Ultimate Reality and Meaning. Toronto, 1970;
Topics for a New Encyclopedia. Toronto, 1970; Faith under Scrutiny. Notre Dame, 1975;
A Kinyilatkoztatás teológiája. Róma, 1975, 1977;
The Sacrificial Interpretation of Jesus’ Achievement in the New Testament. New York, 1979;
L’apologetica nella chiesa occidentale del periodo classico della scolastica all’inizio della riforma. Torino, 1987;
Eternity and Eternal Life. Waterloo, Ont. 1993;
Jesus Christ as Ultimate Reality and Meaning. Toronto, 1994; Thinking about Faith I. Love. Toronto, 2006;
Vallomás helyett. 20 éves az U.R.A.M. MJV II. 170–82.
Horváth Tibor SJ, Dr.: 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=439 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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