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Bendik István Sch.P

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Deceased

Birth data:: Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — October 27, 1922
Death data:: Devon, PA, USA — November 25, 1993
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: piarista (Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 27, 1940
Perpetual vows:: July 27, 1945
Priestly ordination:: July 7, 1946
Place of burial:: Calvary Cemetery
West Conshohocken, PA, USA

Biographical data

His religious name: King Saint Stephen. His mother’s name was Mária Torma. He entered the Piarist Order in Vác on August 27, 1940. He took his perpetual vows on July 27, 1945. He was ordained a priest on July 7, 1946. He completed his studies at Pázmány Péter University, then earned a master’s degree in Latin and German at the Piarists’ Calasantinum in Budapest. He left the country in 1949, stayed in Austria until 1958, and then moved to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen in 1963. A scholarship in Devon, PA, bears his name.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1944	1948	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1949	1958	Bécs, Austria		teacher
1959	1965	Devon, PA, USA	Piarista ház	teacher
1966	1970	Buffalo, NY, USA	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	teacher
1971	1973	Devon, PA, USA	Piarista ház	teacher
1974	1976	Buffalo, NY, USA	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute	teacher
1977	1980	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA		teacher
1981	1989	Devon, PA, USA	Piarista ház	teacher
1981	1989	Martin, KY, USA		teacher

Life timeline

Birth

October 27, 1922

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 27, 1940

Vác, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1944 – 1948

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Perpetual vows

July 27, 1945

Priestly ordination

July 7, 1946

Service abroad

1949 – 1958

Bécs, Austria

teacher

Service abroad

1959 – 1965

Devon, PA, USA

Piarista ház

teacher

Service abroad

1966 – 1970

Buffalo, NY, USA

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute

teacher

Service abroad

1971 – 1973

Devon, PA, USA

Piarista ház

teacher

Service abroad

1974 – 1976

Buffalo, NY, USA

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute

teacher

Service abroad

1977 – 1980

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

teacher

Service abroad

1981 – 1989

Devon, PA, USA

Piarista ház

teacher

Service abroad

1981 – 1989

Martin, KY, USA

teacher

Death

November 25, 1993

Devon, PA, USA

Sources

Léh-Koltai: 53.
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai 222-227.
http://www.devonprep.com/admissions/tuition-and-financial-aid/✓
http://buffalonews.com/1993/12/06/rev-stephen-bendik-calasanctius-teacher/✕
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142416880/stephen-bendik✕
KMVÉ: 1959-1989.
https://vac.piarista.hu/uploads/content/2783/kepek/o_1940.jpg✓
https://www.myheritage.hu/research/collection-40001/familysearch-csaladfa?itemId=2434711588&action=showRecord&recordTitle=Stephen+Bendik✓

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Citation for this entry

Bendik István Sch.P: 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=66 (accessed: 2026-07-06).

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