Moson, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — December 7, 1926
Death data:
Budapest, Hungary — May 15, 2025
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
Arlon, Belgium — September 22, 1950
Perpetual vows:
December 29, 1976
Priestly ordination:
July 30, 1957
Place of burial:
Isteni Ige templom
Miskolc, Hungary — June 10, 2025
Other name used:
Klemm
Biographical data
He earned a degree in chemical engineering in Budapest, then left for abroad in the late 1940s. He entered the Society of Jesus in Arlon, Belgium, on September 22, 1950. He studied philosophy in Leuven from 1953 to 1955, then theology in Burgos from 1955 to 1958. He was ordained a priest on July 30, 1957. He completed his tertianship in La Ceja in 1959, after which he served as a pastor in Chile. He was transferred to Canada in 1975, where he remained until 1993, after which he returned to Hungary. He took his final vows on December 29, 1976. In 2016, the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference honored him with the Pro Ecclesia Hungariae Award.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1993
—
Budapest
Hungary
Mária utca
minister
1994
2003
Miskolc
Hungary
Isteni Ige templom
assistant pastor, then parish priest, and finally assistant pastor again
2003
—
Hosszúhetény
Hungary
Püspökszentlászló
assistant pastor
2004
2009
Miskolc
Hungary
parish priest
2009
2024
Miskolc
Hungary
assistant pastor, then retired
2025
—
Budapest
Hungary
Szent Erzsébet Idősek Otthona
retired
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1959
1961
Santiago de Chile
Chile
chemistry teacher, missionary
1959
—
La Ceja
Kolumbia
third
1961
1962
Concepcion
Chile
religious education teacher and retreat leader
1963
1967
Chuquicamata
Chile
pastor, prefect; also, 1964–1965, Chiu-Chiu – religious instructor
1968
1975
Santiago de Chile
Chile
Goretti Mária Plébánia
pastor who built a church, Hungarian pastor
1975
1981
Montréal, MB
Canada
assistant pastor
1982
1984
Montréal, MB
Canada
assistant pastor
1982
—
Toronto, ON
Canada
during a sabbatical year
1985
—
Courtland, ON
Canada
parish priest
1986
1993
Montréal, MB
Canada
assistant pastor, then parish priest
1994
—
Ungvár
Ukraine
assistant pastor
Literary activity
Népmissziók Chilében. MJV II. 112–40; Egy magyar hithirdető Chilében. Bp., 2011.
Csókay Károly 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=171 (accessed: 2026-04-05).
