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Kis-Horváth Mihály Paszkál O.Cist

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Birth data:: Petőháza, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — December 9, 1924
Death data:: Dallas, TX, USA — August 10, 2013
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: Zirc, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 29, 1947
First (temporary) vows:: Zirc, Hungary — August 30, 1948
Perpetual vows:: Vác, Hungary — August 30, 1954
Váci börtön
Priestly ordination:: Zwettl, Austria — July 21, 1957
Place of burial:: apátság kriptája
Dallas, TX, USA

Biographical data

His parents were Domonkos Kis Horváth and Mária Hadarics. He entered the Cistercian Order in Zirc on August 29, 1947. He took his first vows on August 30, 1948. From 1948 to 1950, he was a theology student in Zirc. He organized the Cistercians’ escape to the West, for which he spent several years in prison in Vác. He took his perpetual vows in prison before Lénárd Barta, O.Cist, on August 30, 1954. From 1954 to 1956, he served as sacristan at St. Rita Church in Budapest. He left the country on July 21, 1957. He left the country in 1956. He was a theology student in Rome. On July 21, 1957, he was ordained a priest by Coadjutor Bishop Franz Žak of St. Pölten in the abbey church in Zwettl. In 1960, he moved to the United States.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Church / institution	Position
1948	1950	Zirc, Kingdom of Hungary		theology student
1950	1954	Vác, Hungary		in prison
1954	1956	Budapest, Hungary	Szent Rita templom	sexton

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1957	1958	Rein, Austria		building manager
1958	1960	Graz, Austria	Universität Graz	college student
1960	2013	Irving, TX, USA	Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas	head cashier (1964–1994), deputy director (1976–1988), building manager

Life timeline

Birth

December 9, 1924

Petőháza, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 29, 1947

Zirc, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

First (temporary) vows

August 30, 1948

Zirc, Hungary

Service in the homeland

1948 – 1950

Zirc, Kingdom of Hungary

theology student

Service in the homeland

1950 – 1954

Vác, Hungary

in prison

Perpetual vows

August 30, 1954

Vác, Hungary

Váci börtön

Service in the homeland

1954 – 1956

Budapest, Hungary

Szent Rita templom

sexton

Priestly ordination

July 21, 1957

Zwettl, Austria

Service abroad

1957 – 1958

Rein, Austria

building manager

Service abroad

1958 – 1960

Graz, Austria

Universität Graz

college student

Service abroad

1960 – 2013

Irving, TX, USA

Cistercian Abbey Our Lady of Dallas

head cashier (1964–1994), deputy director (1976–1988), building manager

Death

August 10, 2013

Dallas, TX, USA

Sources

http://www.helyismeret.hu/index.php?title=Zirc_a_szerzetesrendek_feloszlat✕
%C3%A1s%C3%A1nak_idej%C3%A9n; https://www.cistercian.org/abbey/history/our-fathers/pdf/Pascal.pdf
KMVÉ: 1963-1977, 1984-1989;
Giaone András: Zirc a szerzetesrendek feloszlatásának idején, in.: Vigília 2000/6.;
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 1452-1453.
Halász Tibor O.Cist és a Ciszterci Levéltár adatai alapján
Címtár: 2013, 2016.;
Cúthné: 166-168.;
HSZI: 287-288.;

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Kis-Horváth Mihály Paszkál O.Cist: 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=534 (accessed: 2026-07-06).

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