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Dér-Wolff János SJ

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Deceased

Birth data:: Bácsalmás, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 18, 1919
Death data:: Stockholm, Svédország — July 1, 2016
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: February 2, 1946
Perpetual vows:: December 12, 1959
Priestly ordination:: Leuven, Belgium — August 15, 1955

Biographical data

He entered the order on February 2, 1946. He completed his novitiate in Feldkirch and Manréza, and studied philosophy in Chieri and then in Leuven, where he also studied theology from 1953 to 1956. He was ordained a priest on August 15, 1955. He completed his tertianship in Valencia. From 1958 to 1975, he worked in South America. He retired in 2003 and moved to Sweden to live with his sister.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Country	Position
1958	1959	Santiago de Chile	Chile	pastor
1960	—	Chuquicamata	Chile	hospital chaplain and religion teacher
1961	1963	Santiago de Chile	Chile	minister of the parish, religion teacher
1964	1967	Arica	Chile	pastor
1968	1973	Lima	Peru	pastor, theology professor, retreat leader
1974	—	Los Organos	Peru	pastor
1975	—	Barcelona	Spain	pastor
1976	1977	Stockholm	Svédország	Hungarian pastor
1978	—	Muttenz	Svájc	pastor
1979	1984	Kriens	Svájc	pastor
1985	1999	Perlen	Svájc	Assistant pastor, then parish priest; meanwhile, in Lucerne – Hungarian pastor
1999	2003	Schönbrunn	Austria	pastor of a retreat house

Life timeline

Birth

August 18, 1919

Bácsalmás, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

February 2, 1946

Priestly ordination

August 15, 1955

Leuven, Belgium

Service abroad

1958 – 1959

Santiago de Chile, Chile

pastor

Perpetual vows

December 12, 1959

Service abroad

1960

Chuquicamata, Chile

hospital chaplain and religion teacher

Service abroad

1961 – 1963

Santiago de Chile, Chile

minister of the parish, religion teacher

Service abroad

1964 – 1967

Arica, Chile

pastor

Service abroad

1968 – 1973

Lima, Peru

pastor, theology professor, retreat leader

Service abroad

1974

Los Organos, Peru

pastor

Service abroad

1975

Barcelona, Spain

pastor

Service abroad

1976 – 1977

Stockholm, Svédország

Hungarian pastor

Service abroad

1978

Muttenz, Svájc

pastor

Service abroad

1979 – 1984

Kriens, Svájc

pastor

Service abroad

1985 – 1999

Perlen, Svájc

Assistant pastor, then parish priest; meanwhile, in Lucerne – Hungarian pastor

Service abroad

1999 – 2003

Schönbrunn, Austria

pastor of a retreat house

Death

July 1, 2016

Stockholm, Svédország

Sources

Borovi J.: Dér János. Magyar jezsuiták a stockholmi lelkipásztori szolgálatban. Magyar katolikus lelkipásztorok Észak-Európában, 1945–2000. Bp., 2000. 101-106
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 598.
https://leveltar.jezsuita.hu/index.php/hu/node/2043✓

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Dér-Wolff János 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=198 (accessed: 2026-04-05).