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Banykó Viktor SJ

Banykó Viktor SJ
Deceased
Birth data:
Youngstown, OH, USA — October 18, 1912
Death data:
Szolnok, Hungary — April 28, 1981
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
jezsuita (Societas Jesu)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
July 30, 1934
Priestly ordination:
June 25, 1944
Place of burial:
Pannonhalma, Hungary
Biographical data
He was born in the United States, but his family returned to Hungary when he was a young child. He entered the order in Hungary on July 30, 1934. From 1934 to 1937, he completed his novitiate and studied rhetoric at Manréza in Zugliget. He studied philosophy in Budapest from 1938 to 1939 and in Košice in 1940. In 1941, he served as a section supervisor at the Pius Gymnasium in Pécs. From 1942 to 1944, he studied theology in Szeged. He was ordained a priest on June 25, 1944. In 1946, he completed his tertianship at Manréza. He remained in Hungary during the dispersion.
Domestic service locations
From To Place Country Church / institution Position
1944 1946 Pécs Hungary
1946 1946 Budapest Hungary Zugligeti Szent Család Plébánia
1947 1948 Nagykapornak Hungary Assistant pastor, religious education teacher, German teacher
1950 1950 Budapest Hungary Manréza Deputy Director, Pastor
1950 1950 Kaposvár Hungary pastor, assistant financial director, spiritual advisor
1950 1951 Pécs Hungary pastor
1951 1953 Egerág Hungary assistant pastor, bell ringer
1953 1953 Pécs Hungary manual laborer
1953 1953 Kaposvár Hungary manual laborer
1954 1959 Újszász Hungary assistant pastor, cantor
1959 1972 Farmos Hungary assistant pastor, cantor
1972 1978 Lászlófalva Hungary assistant pastor, cantor
1978 1981 Dunaújváros Hungary retired
Life timeline
Birth
Youngstown, OH, USA
Entry into religious life
Priestly ordination
Service in the homeland
19441946
Pécs, Hungary
Service in the homeland
19461946
Budapest, Hungary
Zugligeti Szent Család Plébánia
Service in the homeland
19471948
Nagykapornak, Hungary
Assistant pastor, religious education teacher, German teacher
Service in the homeland
19501950
Budapest, Hungary
Manréza
Deputy Director, Pastor
Service in the homeland
19501950
Kaposvár, Hungary
pastor, assistant financial director, spiritual advisor
Service in the homeland
19501951
Pécs, Hungary
pastor
Service in the homeland
19511953
Egerág, Hungary
assistant pastor, bell ringer
Service in the homeland
19531953
Pécs, Hungary
manual laborer
Service in the homeland
19531953
Kaposvár, Hungary
manual laborer
Service in the homeland
19541959
Újszász, Hungary
assistant pastor, cantor
Service in the homeland
19591972
Farmos, Hungary
assistant pastor, cantor
Service in the homeland
19721978
Lászlófalva, Hungary
assistant pastor, cantor
Service in the homeland
19781981
Dunaújváros, Hungary
retired
Death
Szolnok, Hungary
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Banykó Viktor 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=75 (accessed: 2026-04-05).