Felsőzsolca, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — September 19, 1913
Death data:
Calgary, AB, Canada — July 20, 1970
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
szervita (Ordo Servorum Beatae Virginis Mariae)
Ordination level:
priest
Priestly ordination:
Budapest-Máriaremete, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 24, 1939
Place of burial:
szervita temető
Ayer's Cliff, QC, Canada
Biographical data
He was born to András Hajdusik, a mechanical engineer and blacksmith, and Magdolna Tornai, and had four siblings. After completing high school, he spent his novitiate years in Mária-remete and Makó at the local Servite monastery. He was ordained a priest in Mária-remete on June 24, 1939. Under the alias “Béla,” he was recruited by the state security service in the 1950s through blackmail and coercion. He emigrated to Canada. In 1963, he oversaw the establishment of a new Hungarian church in Montreal, which was consecrated that same year. He was shot and killed while visiting a patient.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place
Country
Church / institution
Position
1939
1942
Máriaremete
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
assistant pastor
1942
1944
Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
camp chaplain (first lieutenant)
1944
1947
Súr
Hungary
house pastor, assistant pastor
1947
1950
Budapest
Hungary
Szent Anna templom
head of the household; after the order was banned, he became church administrator. Meanwhile, from 1949 to 1950, he served as chaplain at the National Penitentiary
head of the household; after the order was banned, he became church administrator. Meanwhile, from 1949 to 1950, he served as chaplain at the National Penitentiary
Hajdusik József Tarzicius OSM: 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=359 (accessed: 2026-05-07).
