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Fülöp József SJ

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Birth data:: Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 23, 1932
Death data:: Hamilton, ON, Canada — August 15, 2010
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: January 25, 1979
Priestly ordination:: Toronto, ON, Canada — November 19, 1983
Place of burial:: jezsuita temető
Courtland, ON, Canada

Biographical data

He completed his elementary and secondary education in Szombathely. Since he was preparing to become a priest, after finishing elementary school he enrolled in the Premonstratensian St. Norbert High School, which was nationalized in 1948. He graduated in 1950. He then began studying engineering and graduated as a geophysicist in 1956. He left the country in December 1956. From 1956 to 1979, he worked as a geophysicist. On January 25, 1979, he entered the Society of Jesus. He completed his studies between 1979 and 1985 at Fordham University and Regis College in the United States. He was ordained a priest on November 19, 1983, in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1984	1985	Montréal, QC, Canada		assistant pastor
1985	2000	Hamilton, ON, Canada		parish priest
2001	2009	Toronto, ON, Canada	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	on sick leave, then on retirement
2009	2010	Hamilton, ON, Canada		on sick leave

Life timeline

Birth

June 23, 1932

Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

January 25, 1979

Priestly ordination

November 19, 1983

Toronto, ON, Canada

Service abroad

1984 – 1985

Montréal, QC, Canada

assistant pastor

Service abroad

1985 – 2000

Hamilton, ON, Canada

parish priest

Service abroad

2001 – 2009

Toronto, ON, Canada

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

on sick leave, then on retirement

Service abroad

2009 – 2010

Hamilton, ON, Canada

on sick leave

Death

August 15, 2010

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Sources

KMVÉ: 1981-1989.
http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/1761244-fulop-rev-fr-jozsef-s-j-✓
http://keptar.szenterzsebet.org/hirek/2010/100828-Fulop-atya-gyaszmise/Fulop-Jozsef-SJ-obit-oneletrajz.pdfKMV, 1983-12-18., pp. 7.✕
Címtár: 2002, 2013.

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Fülöp József 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=295 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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