He had three siblings. His catechism teacher was Blessed Vilmos Apor. He entered the order on August 14, 1938. He completed his novitiate in Budapest at Manréza. From 1942 to 1944, he studied philosophy in Košice. In 1947, he began his theological studies in Szeged, but after one year he continued in Leuven, where he graduated in 1950. He was ordained a priest on August 24, 1949. He completed his tertianship in Wépion. He took his final vows on August 15, 1952. He died of stomach cancer after undergoing two unsuccessful surgeries.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1946
—
Pécs
Hungary
Master’s degree
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1948
1952
Leuven
Belgium
studies, third year
1948
1952
Wépion
Belgium
third
1952
1957
Montréal, MB
Canada
university student (Latin-French)
1958
—
Jersey City, NJ
USA
high school French teacher
1959
1965
Plattsburg, NY
USA
French and German language teacher at the Jesuit juniorate
Chilla Raymond 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=124 (accessed: 2026-04-05).
