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

Deák Ferenc SJ

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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

September 18, 1925

Sokorópátka, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 13, 1944

Service abroad

1956 – 1975

Chile

missionary

Perpetual vows

August 15, 1961

Service abroad

1975 – 2007

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

2007 – 2019

Szeged, Hungary

pastor

Death

March 20, 2019

Szeged, Hungary

Sources

KMVÉ: 1987
Bikfalvi: 52.
Török: 352.
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 562.
http://arckepcsarnok.jezsuita.hu/deak-ferenc/✓
https://jezsuitakiado.hu/termek/chilei-kuldetesben/✓
http://www.magyarkronika.com/kanadai-n/n/2019/kh0321✓

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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).