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Kovács Lajos (SJ), Dr.

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Birth data:: Kézdivásárhely, Romania, currently Târgu Secuiesc — June 24, 1969
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
previously: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu) (2021-ig) → Vác

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 6, 1990
Priestly ordination:: Budapest, Hungary — April 29, 2000

Biographical data

He graduated from high school in Gyulafehérvár in 1987, then served as a soldier in Zilah for one year. From 1988 to 1990, he was a student at the Gyulafehérvár Seminary. He entered the order on September 6, 1990. He completed his theological studies in Innsbruck. From 1995 to 1998, he studied social communication at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, specializing in television and film, while also working at Vatican Radio. From 1998 to 2000, he worked as an assistant editor and director in the editorial department of Hungarian Television’s Church and Religious Programs. He was ordained a priest by Attila Miklósházy, SJ, in Budapest on April 29, 2000. From 2004 to 2011, he worked as a documentary filmmaker for MTV, Duna, and Echo television stations, as well as for Catholic radio. In 2011, he defended his doctoral dissertation in organizational communication. His research focuses on the practical applications of participation theory (PTC). Since 2011, he has been a full-time lecturer at the Institute of Marketing and Communication Sciences at Corvinus University. He completed his third year of novitiate in India from 2009 to 2010. Since 2016, he has served in the Diocese of Vác, where he was incardinated on March 25, 2021, after being released from his religious obligations. Since 2022, he has also served as the spiritual director of the permanent deacon formation program in Vác.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Position
2004	2014	Budapest, Hungary	Pastor of the English-speaking Catholic community and chaplain at the Jesuit St. Ignatius College
2016	2021	Veresegyház, Hungary	assistant pastor
2021	2024	Gödöllő, Hungary	assistant pastor
2024		Fót, Hungary	Assistant pastor; parish administrator starting in 2025

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
2000	2004	Montréal, QC, Canada			pursuing studies
2009	2010	India			third

Literary activity

Az egyház mint kommunikáció, Jezsuita Kiadó, Budapest, 2016

Life timeline

Birth

June 24, 1969

Kézdivásárhely, Romania, currently Târgu Secuiesc

Entry into religious life

September 6, 1990

Priestly ordination

April 29, 2000

Budapest, Hungary

Service abroad

2000 – 2004

Montréal, QC, Canada

pursuing studies

Service in the homeland

2004 – 2014

Budapest, Hungary

Pastor of the English-speaking Catholic community and chaplain at the Jesuit St. Ignatius College

Service abroad

2009 – 2010

India

third

Service in the homeland

2016 – 2021

Veresegyház, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

2021 – 2024

Gödöllő, Hungary

assistant pastor

Service in the homeland

2024

Fót, Hungary

Assistant pastor; parish administrator starting in 2025

Sources

https://www.fotromkat.hu/index.php?p=programok&p_id=2602✓
http://sematizmus.vaciegyhazmegye.hu/szemely.php?id=5295✓
Bikfalvi: 127.;
Új Ember, 2012-12-02., pp. 12.;
https://jezsuitakiado.hu/termek/az-egyhaz-mint-kommunikacio/✓

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Citation for this entry

Kovács Lajos (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=586 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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