His father was Sándor Bodnár, a Greek Catholic priest, and his mother was Márta Papp. He had five siblings.
He attended the Franciscan High School in Esztergom and later completed his college studies in Nyíregyháza. His wife is Judit Petróczi; their children are Julianna and István. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Miklós Dudás on July 30, 1961. He emigrated to Canada in 1969.
From 1976, he served as dean of the Hungarian Greek Catholics; in 1982, he became a mitred archpriest and vicar general of the Hungarian Greek Catholics.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1962
1966
Sátoraljaújhely
Hungary
assistant pastor
1966
1969
Beregdaróc
Hungary
administrator
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1969
1976
Courtland, ON
Canada
St. George Greek Catholic Church
1976
1986
Windsor, ON
Canada
parish priest, archpriest, and general vicar of the Hungarian Greek Catholic parishes
1986
2004
Courtland, ON
Canada
parish priest, currently in London, ON – also serves at the Roman Catholic church
Bodnár István Konstantin: 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=94 (accessed: 2026-04-05).
