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Horváth Zoltán Achilles OSB

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Birth data:: Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — May 24, 1925
Death data:: Woodside, CA, USA — June 29, 1975
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: bencés (Ordo Sancti Benedicti)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 6, 1943
Perpetual vows:: September 24, 1947
Priestly ordination:: Einsiedeln, Svájc — June 10, 1949
Place of burial:: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Menlo Park, CA, USA

Biographical data

His father’s name was József Horváth, and his mother’s was Irén Sebestyén. He entered the Benedictine Order on August 6, 1943. He took his solemn vows on September 24, 1947. He was ordained a priest in Einsiedeln on June 10, 1949. From 1949 to 1958, he studied theology in Rome, after which he emigrated to the United States. He received U.S. citizenship in 1959.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Position
1949	1958	Róma, Italy	pursuing studies
1958	1959	Collegeville , MN, USA
1960	1975	Portola Valley, CA, USA	librarian, French and religion teacher

Life timeline

Birth

May 24, 1925

Győr, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 6, 1943

Perpetual vows

September 24, 1947

Priestly ordination

June 10, 1949

Einsiedeln, Svájc

Service abroad

1949 – 1958

Róma, Italy

pursuing studies

Service abroad

1958 – 1959

Collegeville , MN, USA

Service abroad

1960 – 1975

Portola Valley, CA, USA

librarian, French and religion teacher

Death

June 29, 1975

Woodside, CA, USA

Sources

Bencés rend, 223.;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110058788/achilles-horvath✓
KMVÉ: 1955-1976.;
https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?record_id=record-12019-510194939-&ocr_panel=1&referred=mh_record_page✓
https://ahogylehet.osb.hu/documents/somorjai_bekes_gellert_nyugati_eloljaro.pdf✓
Sárközy Pál OSB: Bencés Rendi Krónika 1947–1950. in: https://real-j.mtak.hu/16994/7/MEV_2020_3-4.pdf

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Horváth Zoltán Achilles OSB: 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=441 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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