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Juhász László SJ, Dr.

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Birth data:: Hódmezővásárhely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 23, 1925
Death data:: New York, NY, USA — May 7, 2009
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 14, 1943
Perpetual vows:: August 15, 1960
Priestly ordination:: Leuven, Belgium — August 15, 1954

Biographical data

He entered the order on August 14, 1943. He completed his novitiate in Manréza, then studied philosophy in Szeged from 1946 to 1948. In 1948, he was sent to Germany for his master’s degree. From 1949 to 1951, he was a master’s student in St. Blasien. He completed his theological studies in Leuven, where he was ordained a priest on August 15, 1954. He took his final vows on August 15, 1960. His superiors sent him on a mission to South America. From 1956 to 1963, he was a teacher in Chile. From 1964 to 1965, he earned a doctorate in philosophy in Rome. In 1966, he taught philosophy in San Miguel, Argentina, then briefly joined the Carthusian Order, after which he resided in Rome.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1949	1951	St. Blasien, NSZK	Germany		teacher at a Jesuit high school
1951	1954	Leuven, Belgium			theological studies
1956		Valencia, Spain			third
1956	1963	Padre Hurtado, Chile			dormitory counselor, teacher of Latin, French, and German
1964	1965	Róma, Italy			Ph.D. studies in the humanities
1966		San Miguel, Argentina			philosophy teacher
1967		Róma, Italy			for a short time in the Carthusian Order
1968		Poughkeepsie, NY, USA			English language studies
1968	2002	Buffalo, NY, USA		Canisius College (jelenleg: Canisius University)	university professor
2002	2009	New York, NY, USA		Fordham Egyetem betegterme	retired

Literary activity

La critica platonica del concepto de Dios. Róma, 1967;
Bölcseleti embertan. Az egység jegyében. Róma, 1978;
Philosophical Essays on Man. Buffalo, 1982;
Mythos, Logos and Epistémé. Buffalo, 1992;
Reasons for Faith. Buffalo, 1997;
Külföldi életem. MJV I. 239–55.

Life timeline

Birth

August 23, 1925

Hódmezővásárhely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 14, 1943

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service abroad

1949 – 1951

St. Blasien, NSZK, currently Germany

teacher at a Jesuit high school

Service abroad

1951 – 1954

Leuven, Belgium

theological studies

Priestly ordination

August 15, 1954

Leuven, Belgium

Service abroad

1956

Valencia, Spain

third

Service abroad

1956 – 1963

Padre Hurtado, Chile

dormitory counselor, teacher of Latin, French, and German

Perpetual vows

August 15, 1960

Service abroad

1964 – 1965

Róma, Italy

Ph.D. studies in the humanities

Service abroad

1966

San Miguel, Argentina

philosophy teacher

Service abroad

1967

Róma, Italy

for a short time in the Carthusian Order

Service abroad

1968

Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

English language studies

Service abroad

1968 – 2002

Buffalo, NY, USA

Canisius College (jelenleg: Canisius University)

university professor

Service abroad

2002 – 2009

New York, NY, USA

Fordham Egyetem betegterme

retired

Death

May 7, 2009

New York, NY, USA

Sources

KMVÉ: 1968–1989.;
MKL: Juhász;
Bikfalvi: 107.;
JTMR Levéltár IV.03 (Gyűjtemények, Fényképgyűjtemény)
https://leveltar.jezsuita.hu/index.php/hu/node/1132✓

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Juhász László SJ, Dr.: 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=495 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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