He was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Csanád on March 22, 1936. He entered the Society of Jesus on September 6, 1937. He completed his novitiate in Manréza, then began his studies in philosophy in Budapest, which he completed in Košice. From 1941 to 1943, he refreshed his theological knowledge in Rome. He left Hungary in 1948.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1936
1937
Deszk
Hungary
assistant pastor
1937
1938
Budapest
Hungary
Manréza
novitiate
1939
1941
Budapest
Hungary
philosophy studies (to be continued in Košice)
1944
1946
Szeged
Hungary
Hittudományi Főiskola
theology professor
1946
1948
Budapest
Hungary
Mária utca
pastor
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1941
1943
Róma
Italy
theological studies
1948
1949
Los Angeles, CA
USA
third
1949
1953
South Norwalk, CT
USA
Hungarian pastor
1953
1953
Toronto, ON
Canada
Szent Erzsébet templom
parish priest
1954
1956
Cleveland, OH
USA
Szent Imre templom
parish priest
1957
1958
Buffalo, NY
USA
parish priest
1959
1959
Hamilton, ON
USA
parish priest and head of the household
1960
1962
Sydney
Ausztrália
pastor
1963
1963
Perth
Ausztrália
pastor
1963
1970
Werribee
Ausztrália
seminar instructor (philosophy)
1970
1974
Spittal
Austria
Hungarian pastor, with missionary trips to Yugoslavia
1970
1974
Klagenfurt
Austria
1974
1977
Yonkers, NY
USA
traveling missionary
1978
1981
Toronto, ON
Canada
Szent Erzsébet templom
assistant pastor
1982
1982
Hamilton, ON
Canada
Magyarországi Szent István templom
parish priest
1983
2000
Toronto, ON
Canada
Szent Erzsébet templom
pastor
Literary activity
Magyar misszió Kanadában, Magyar jezsuiták vallomásai. I–III. Szerk. Szabó Ferenc. Bp., 1997–1999., II. 46–59.
Békési István 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=78 (accessed: 2026-04-05).
