Historical directory of Hungarian, Hungarian-descended, and Hungarian-speaking clergy serving abroad

Deák Ferenc SJ

Deák Ferenc SJ
Deceased
Birth data:
Sokorópátka, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — September 18, 1925
Death data:
Szeged, Hungary — March 20, 2019
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
August 13, 1944
Perpetual vows:
August 15, 1961
Place of burial:
Belvárosi temető
Szeged, Hungary
Biographical data
He entered the order on August 13, 1944. From 1944 to 1946, he completed his novitiate at Manréza in Budapest. From 1946 to 1949, he studied philosophy in Szeged, continuing his studies in Innsbruck after 1949. From 1952 to 1956, he studied theology in Enghien, Belgium. He was ordained a priest on July 31, 1955. He was sent on a missionary assignment to Chile, where he served from 1956 to 1975. He took his final vows on August 15, 1961. He served in Canada from 1975 to 2007, after which he returned to Hungary.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
2007 2019 Szeged Hungary pastor
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1956 1975 Chile missionary
1975 2007 Montréal, MB Canada Hungarian pastor (parish priest from 1979 to 1985 and from 1993 to 2007; served as a pastor in between)
Literary activity
Chilei küldetésben – önéletrajz
Life timeline
Birth
Sokorópátka, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Entry into religious life
Service abroad
19561975
Chile
missionary
Perpetual vows
Service abroad
19752007
Montréal, MB, Canada
Hungarian pastor (parish priest from 1979 to 1985 and from 1993 to 2007; served as a pastor in between)
Service in the homeland
20072019
Szeged, Hungary
pastor
Death
Szeged, Hungary
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Citation for this entry
Deák 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=181 (accessed: 2026-04-05).