Szőlőskislak, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Balatonboglár, Hungary — January 8, 1931
Death data:
Pilisvörösvár, Hungary — March 17, 2018
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
August 4, 1949
Priestly ordination:
Maastricht, Hollandia — August 22, 1958
Biographical data
From 1941 to 1949, he attended high school in Keszthely. After graduating from high school, he applied for admission to the Society of Jesus and began his novitiate at the Manréza formation house in Buda in August 1949. In 1950, he was transferred to Szeged, and from there he was sent to Jászberény as a place of forced residence. He studied theology for two years at the Central Seminary, then worked as an unskilled laborer in Budapest from 1952 to 1954. From 1954 to 1956, he studied as an external student at the Academy of Theology. In 1956, he left the country. From 1958 to 1960, he continued his studies in Maastricht, the Netherlands, where he was ordained a priest on August 22, 1958. In 1992, he returned to Budapest, where he served as co-editor of *Távlatok* and, in the early years, as editor of *A Szív*. He later became chairman of the editorial board.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1992
2013
Budapest, Hungary
Sodrás utca
editor, pastoral assistant in Pestszentlőrinc, operarius
2013
2018
Pilisvörösvár, Hungary
Szent Erzsébet Otthon
retired
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1956
1960
Maastricht, Hollandia
theological studies, Hungarian pastor
1961
1961
Drongen, Belgium
tercia
1961
1964
Róma, Italy
Pápai Gergely Egyetem
doctoral studies in moral theology
1964
1970
Montréal, QC, Canada
Magyarok Nagyasszonya templom
Professor of Moral Theology, Assistant Pastor for Hungarian and French Congregations
1970
1972
Leuven, Belgium
Mindszenty Kollégium
director, Hungarian pastor
1972
1980
Róma, Italy
a Hungarian staff member at Vatican Radio, a pastor
1980
1986
Hamilton, ON, Canada
Magyarországi Szent István templom
pastor, editor
1987
1989
Hamilton, ON, Canada
Magyarországi Szent István templom
the novice master’s assistant
1989
1992
Bécs, Austria
confessor, editor
Literary activity
Szolgálat, Távlatok, A Szív – szerkesztő
Circa origines doctrinae christianae de moralitate pollutionis tentamentum historicum. Róma, 1964; Biblikus teológiai szótár (társszerk. Szabó Ferenccel). Róma, 1976; A kassai vértanúk. Bp., 1995; „Egyház-Nép-Szavazás” Magyarországon. Klny. Bp., 1995.
Nagy Ferenc 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=788 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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