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Bendik István Sch.P

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Bendik István Sch.P
Deceased
Birth data:
Budapest, Hungary — October 27, 1922
Death data:
Devon, PA, USA — November 25, 1993
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, Vác, currently Hungary — August 27, 1940
Perpetual vows:
July 27, 1945
Priestly ordination:
July 7, 1946
Place of burial:
Calvary Cemetery
West Conshohocken, PA, USA
Biographical data
His religious name: King Saint Stephen. His mother’s name was Mária Torma. He entered the Piarist Order in Vác on August 27, 1940. He took his perpetual vows on July 27, 1945. He was ordained a priest on July 7, 1946. He completed his studies at Pázmány Péter University, then earned a master’s degree in Latin and German at the Piarists’ Calasantinum in Budapest. He left the country in 1949, stayed in Austria until 1958, and then moved to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1963. A scholarship in Devon, PA, bears his name.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1944 1948 Budapest Hungary
Foreign service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1949 1958 Bécs Austria teacher
1959 1965 Devon, PA USA Piarista ház teacher
1966 1970 Buffalo, NY USA St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute teacher
1971 1973 Devon, PA USA Piarista ház teacher
1974 1976 Buffalo, NY USA St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute teacher
1977 1980 Fort Lauderdale, FL USA teacher
1981 1989 Devon, PA USA Piarista ház teacher
1981 1989 Martin, KY USA teacher
Life timeline
Birth
October 27, 1922
Budapest, Hungary
Entry into religious life
August 27, 1940
Vác, Vác, currently Hungary
Service in the homeland
1944 – 1948
Budapest, Hungary
Perpetual vows
July 27, 1945
Priestly ordination
July 7, 1946
Service abroad
1949 – 1958
Bécs, Austria
teacher
Service abroad
1959 – 1965
Devon, PA, USA
Piarista ház
teacher
Service abroad
1966 – 1970
Buffalo, NY, USA
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
teacher
Service abroad
1971 – 1973
Devon, PA, USA
Piarista ház
teacher
Service abroad
1974 – 1976
Buffalo, NY, USA
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
teacher
Service abroad
1977 – 1980
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
teacher
Service abroad
1981 – 1989
Devon, PA, USA
Piarista ház
teacher
Service abroad
1981 – 1989
Martin, KY, USA
teacher
Death
November 25, 1993
Devon, PA, USA
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Citation for this entry
Bendik István 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=66 (accessed: 2026-04-05).