Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 6, 1924
Place of burial:
Holy Cross Cemetery
Colma, CA, USA
Other name used:
Frank Nimrod
Biographical data
He was consecrated as Bishop of Vác on June 6, 1924, and then entered the Society of Jesus on July 16, 1927. From 1929 to 1930, he studied philosophy in Szeged, and from 1932 to 1933, he studied in Budapest, where he earned a degree in mathematics, physics, and chemistry. He completed his third year of novitiate in Florence in 1941. He left for abroad in 1948 and served as chaplain to the Hungarian community in Montevideo, Uruguay, until 1953; From 1954 to 1957, he served as a Hungarian pastor in Australia, and from 1958 to 1959, he pursued a career as a writer in Chieri, Italy. According to the Jesuit directory, he was a candidate in the Piarist Order in 1960, as some sources indicate that his relationship with the Jesuits had deteriorated, and they did not wish to accept him as a diocesan priest. There is much uncertainty surrounding this period of his life, as he does not appear in the Piarist database. Around 1965, for unknown reasons, he changed his name to Nimrod. He was the founder of St. Stephen’s House in San Francisco. He was a member of the Árpád Academy beginning in 1984. He passed away while working, sitting at his desk.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1924
1927
Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
In the Service of the Diocese of Vác
1927
1929
Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
novice in the Jesuit Order
1929
1930
Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
philosophical studies
1931
1931
Mezőkövesd, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
pastor and leader of the Heart Guard
1932
1933
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Studies in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
1934
1937
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Head of Theological Studies and the Marian Congregation
1937
1940
Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Pius Gimnázium
teacher
1942
1944
Kalocsa, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
teacher
1944
1947
Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
Pius Gimnázium
teacher
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1941
Firenze, Italy
tercia
1948
Argentína
as a refugee
1949
1953
Montevideo, Uruguay
Hungarian pastor
1954
Perth, Ausztrália
Hungarian pastor
1955
Brisbane, Ausztrália
Hungarian pastor
1956
Melburne, Ausztrália
writer and researcher
1957
1959
Chieri, Italy
writer
1960
1960
Buffalo, NY, USA
a candidate in the Piarist Order
1961
1961
San Diego, CA, USA
Assistant Pastor, Professor at San Diego Men’s College
1962
1962
San Bernardino, CA, USA
Aquino School
teacher
1963
1963
Los Altos, CA, USA
St. Simon Church
assistant pastor
1963
1987
San Francisco, CA, USA
pastor; according to other sources, he lived in Maryland.
Literary activity
A momentum-fizika (beleértve az általános mezőelmélet megoldását) felfedezője, Erdélyi L. István momentum-elméletének folytatója és műveinek kiadója; Jöjjetek, áldozzunk! Szent áldozási előkészületek és hálaadások. (Thurston S. J. nyomán) fordítás. Bp., 1938; Színes oldatok anyagmennyiségének meghatározása a Lange–Roth rendszerű fényelektromos fotométerrel. Klny. Pécs, 1939; Solved Riddles. San Francisco, 1964; Az utolsó ítélet. Buenos Aires, 1974; Book of Parents and Education. San Francisco, 1977.
Németh Ferenc SJ: 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=812 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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