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Orbán Mihály SJ

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Birth data:: Nagyszeben, Romania, currently Sibiu — October 27, 1969
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 6, 1990
Priestly ordination:: Montréal, QC, Canada — October 15, 2000

Biographical data

He entered the order on September 6, 1990. He completed his novitiate in Hódmezővásárhely. He was sent to Munich to study philosophy from 1993 to 1995. He completed his theological studies in Rome from 1997 to 1999. He was ordained a priest on October 15, 2000, in Montreal, MB, Canada. He served as a pastor in Romania starting in 2004 and in Brazil from 2007 to 2008, where he also completed his third probationary period.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Position
2004	2006	Kolozsvár, Romania	Cluj-Napoca	pastor, retreat leader
2008	2011	Kolozsvár, Romania	Cluj-Napoca	pastor, retreat leader
2013	2021	Szatmárnémeti, Romania	Satu Mare	the pastor of the German-speaking community in Kálvária

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
2000	2003	Montréal, QC, Canada		pastor, pursuing his studies
2007	2008	Brazilia		tercia
2021	currently active	Montréal, QC, Canada	Magyarok Nagyasszonya templom	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

October 27, 1969

Nagyszeben, Romania, currently Sibiu

Entry into religious life

September 6, 1990

Priestly ordination

October 15, 2000

Montréal, QC, Canada

Service abroad

2000 – 2003

Montréal, QC, Canada

pastor, pursuing his studies

Service in the homeland

2004 – 2006

Kolozsvár, Romania, currently Cluj-Napoca

pastor, retreat leader

Service abroad

2007 – 2008

Brazilia

tercia

Service in the homeland

2008 – 2011

Kolozsvár, Romania, currently Cluj-Napoca

pastor, retreat leader

Service in the homeland

2013 – 2021

Szatmárnémeti, Romania, currently Satu Mare

the pastor of the German-speaking community in Kálvária

Service abroad

2021 – currently active

Montréal, QC, Canada

Magyarok Nagyasszonya templom

parish priest

Sources

Bikfalvi: 170.;
https://jezsuita.hu/arckepcsarnok/orban-mihaly✓

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Citation for this entry

Orbán Mihály 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=835 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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