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Ecker Jenő SJ

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Deceased

Birth data:: Kőszeg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — February 21, 1888
Death data:: Szatmárnémeti, Romania, currently Satu Mare — January 31, 1981
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Esztergom-Budapest (korábban: Esztergom) (1921-ig) → jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 13, 1921
Perpetual vows:: February 2, 1937
Priestly ordination:: June 15, 1910

Biographical data

He came from a family of merchants; his parents were József Ecker and Erzsébet Csery. He was ordained a priest on June 15, 1910, by Kolos Vaszary, Archbishop of Esztergom. His vocation to the religious life matured during World War I. Between 1916 and 1919, he served as a reserve field chaplain. He entered the Society of Jesus on August 13, 1921, and completed his novitiate in Szeged. He took his religious vows on February 2, 1937.
The Jesuit directory erroneously lists him as belonging to the Diocese of Szombathely. In 1930, he went to the United States as a missionary.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1910	1912	Szentmihályfa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Michal na Ostrove, Slovakia		assistant pastor
1912	1915	Komárom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary		religious educator
1915		Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy	Hungary		religious educator
1916	1919				camp chaplain
1919	1921	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	Óbuda	assistant pastor
1921	1922	Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		novice in the Society of Jesus
1924	1925	Mezőkövesd, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		parish priest
1925	1930	Nagykapornak, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		parish priest
1933	1936	Kalocsa, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		pastor and leader of the Marian Congregations and the Society of the Sacred Heart
1936		Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		probation
1936	1941	Hódmezővásárhely, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		parish priest

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1930	1933	New York, NY, USA			pastor
1944	1981	Szatmárnémeti, Romania		Kálvária templom	parish priest

Literary activity

1940 Hódmezővásárhelyi Jézustársasági Szent István Plébánia Időszaki Értesítője

Life timeline

Birth

February 21, 1888

Kőszeg, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Priestly ordination

June 15, 1910

Service in the homeland

1910 – 1912

Szentmihályfa, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Michal na Ostrove, Slovakia

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

1912 – 1915

Komárom, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1915

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

religious educator

Service in the homeland

1916 – 1919

camp chaplain

Service in the homeland

1919 – 1921

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Óbuda

assistant pastor

Entry into religious life

August 13, 1921

Service in the homeland

1921 – 1922

Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

novice in the Society of Jesus

Service in the homeland

1924 – 1925

Mezőkövesd, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

parish priest

Service in the homeland

1925 – 1930

Nagykapornak, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

parish priest

Service abroad

1930 – 1933

New York, NY, USA

pastor

Service in the homeland

1933 – 1936

Kalocsa, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

pastor and leader of the Marian Congregations and the Society of the Sacred Heart

Service in the homeland

1936

Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

probation

Service in the homeland

1936 – 1941

Hódmezővásárhely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

parish priest

Perpetual vows

February 2, 1937

Service abroad

1944 – 1981

Szatmárnémeti, Romania

Kálvária templom

parish priest

Death

January 31, 1981

Szatmárnémeti, Romania, currently Satu Mare

Sources

Beke: 165.
https://leveltar.jezsuita.hu/hu/node/2148✓
http://hejjaerzsebet.blogspot.hu/2012/08/amirol-szo-se-esett.html✓
JTMR Levéltár IV.03 (Gyűjtemények, Fényképgyűjtemény)
Bikfalvi: 57-58.
Máté: 207.
MKL: Ecker

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Ecker Jenő 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=226 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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