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Bátori József Sch.P

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Bátori József Sch.P
Deceased
Birth data:
Budapest, Hungary — March 18, 1900
Death data:
Devon, PA, USA — March 3, 1975
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
Vác, Hungary — August 27, 1919
Perpetual vows:
June 20, 1923
Priestly ordination:
July 1, 1923
Place of burial:
Derby, NY, USA
Other name used:
Balga István
Biographical data
His chosen religious name was Saint Francis of Assisi. According to the MKL, his name was József Bátori; according to Ruppert (2016), it was István. His tombstone bears the name József. He was a student at the Piarist High School in Budapest. He applied to join the Piarist Order in 1918, but his novitiate was interrupted due to the Hungarian Soviet Republic, so he officially entered the order in Vác on August 27, 1919. He took his solemn vows on June 20, 1923, and was ordained a priest on July 1. He graduated with a degree in Hungarian and Latin. He was a Boy Scout leader. In 1948, he left for abroad; he took a bicycle with him on a water tour and cycled across to Austria. He arrived in the United States on June 16, 1949, aboard the SS Atlantic. He entered the country in Buffalo, NY.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1923 1938 Budapest Hungary Piarista Gimnázium teacher
1938 1945 Debrecen Hungary Piarista Gimnázium Director, Organizer of the Business Department
1945 1945 is taken prisoner (first by the Americans, then by the Soviets)
1945 1948 Tata Hungary Piarista Gimnázium teacher
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1949 1950 Buffalo, NY USA Canisius College (jelenleg: Canisius University) the founding of the Piarist school
1951 1960 Derby, NY USA Piarista rendház house superior, parish priest, delegate
1952 1952 establishes the Piarist Student Association
1960 1967 Washington DC USA Vice-Provincial (establishes four monasteries)
1967 1970 Washington DC USA Piarista rendház novice master, assistant prefect, house superior
1970 1975 Devon, PA USA Piarista ház retired
Literary activity
Magyar Költemények – Hanglemez, Washington DC, 1969 – szerkesztő és előadó
Life timeline
Birth
March 18, 1900
Budapest, Hungary
Entry into religious life
August 27, 1919
Vác, Hungary
Perpetual vows
June 20, 1923
Priestly ordination
July 1, 1923
Service in the homeland
1923 – 1938
Budapest, Hungary
Piarista Gimnázium
teacher
Service in the homeland
1938 – 1945
Debrecen, Hungary
Piarista Gimnázium
Director, Organizer of the Business Department
Service in the homeland
1945 – 1945
is taken prisoner (first by the Americans, then by the Soviets)
Service in the homeland
1945 – 1948
Tata, Hungary
Piarista Gimnázium
teacher
Service abroad
1949 – 1950
Buffalo, NY, USA
Canisius College (jelenleg: Canisius University)
the founding of the Piarist school
Service abroad
1951 – 1960
Derby, NY, USA
Piarista rendház
house superior, parish priest, delegate
Service abroad
1952 – 1952
establishes the Piarist Student Association
Service abroad
1960 – 1967
Washington DC, USA
Vice-Provincial (establishes four monasteries)
Service abroad
1967 – 1970
Washington DC, USA
Piarista rendház
novice master, assistant prefect, house superior
Service abroad
1970 – 1975
Devon, PA, USA
Piarista ház
retired
Death
March 3, 1975
Devon, PA, USA
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Citation for this entry
Bátori József Sch.P: 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=59 (accessed: 2026-04-05).