Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — August 16, 1877
Death data:
Kaposvár, Hungary — March 11, 1962
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
diocesan
previously: Besztercebánya
Diocese / Order:
Veszprém
previously: Besztercebánya (1921-ig)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
July 1, 1902
Biographical data
His parents were Gábor Császik and Etelka Székesi; he had seven siblings.
He studied theology in Budapest as a seminarian of the Diocese of Banská Bystrica. He was ordained a priest on July 1, 1902. Between 1919 and 1921, he resided in the United States at the request of István Csernitzky, from where he was unable to return to Banská Bystrica.
He arrived in the United States on the steamship Noordam on December 10, 1919.
He served as a papal chamberlain from 1918. He was a senior government advisor from 1936. He received his doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Pázmány Péter University in 1937.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1902
—
Breznóbánya
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia
assistant pastor
1903
—
Újbánya
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia
assistant pastor
1904
1908
Besztercebánya
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia
Püspöki Hivatal
episcopal registrar and master of ceremonies
1908
1919
Besztercebánya
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia
theology professor, spiritual director, parish inspector, cathedral preacher, choir director, member of the Banská Bystrica municipal council, secretary-general of the Christian Socialist Workers’ Association, administrator and later custodian of the cathedral’s sacristy, director of the diocesan Eucharistic associations, lawyer for the Holy See from 1917, and notary for the Holy See from 1918
1921
1941
Kaposvár
Hungary
Szent Imre templom
pastor and high school teacher; member of the Kaposvár City Council; member of the Somogy County Legislative Committee, the County Assembly, the Physical Education Nominating Committee, and the Public Utilities Supervisory Board.
1941
1957
Balatonszepezd
Hungary
administrator
1957
1962
retired
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1919
1920
Bridgeport, CT
USA
Szt. István R. K. Egyházközség
1920
—
Fairfield, CT
USA
assistant pastor
1921
—
Detroit, MI
USA
Assistant pastor, currently helping out in Flint, MI
Literary activity
Császik István. Mária mennybemenetele. Hittudori értekezés. (8-r. 114 l.) Besztercebánya, 1909. Machold F. kvny.
Walter Izsó: Örökimádás c. könyvének szlovák fordítása
Besztercebánya, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Slovakia
theology professor, spiritual director, parish inspector, cathedral preacher, choir director, member of the Banská Bystrica municipal council, secretary-general of the Christian Socialist Workers’ Association, administrator and later custodian of the cathedral’s sacristy, director of the diocesan Eucharistic associations, lawyer for the Holy See from 1917, and notary for the Holy See from 1918
pastor and high school teacher; member of the Kaposvár City Council; member of the Somogy County Legislative Committee, the County Assembly, the Physical Education Nominating Committee, and the Public Utilities Supervisory Board.
Császik István Ferenc, Msgr., 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=149 (accessed: 2026-04-05).
