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Rigó Jenő SJ

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Deceased

Birth data:: Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary — September 29, 1963
Death data:: Budapest, Hungary — January 15, 2026
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: September 17, 1995
Perpetual vows:: December 27, 2011
Priestly ordination:: Budapest, Hungary — October 1, 2006
Place of burial:: Jezsuita sírbolt
Budapest, Hungary

Biographical data

He graduated from Eötvös József High School in 1982, then attended the Zalka Máté Military Technical College from 1982 to 1986 as a professional soldier. He served near Budapest as an air defense missile operator. He was discharged in 1989, after which he returned to civilian life. On September 17, 1995, he entered the Society of Jesus and completed his novitiate in Szeged. He pursued his religious studies in Munich and then in London, and was ordained a priest in Budapest on October 1, 2006. He took his final vows on December 27, 2011. On October 16, 2025, he suffered a severe stroke and was treated for months while in critical condition.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Church / institution	Position
2000	2002	Budapest, Hungary	Jezsuita Tartományfőnökség	the novice master’s assistant
2006	2009	Miskolc, Hungary	Fényi Gyula Jezsuita Gimnázium, Kollégium és Óvoda	dorm director
2010	2013	Szeged, Hungary	Dáni utcai jezsuita templom	church administrator, principal of the István Kaszap College, treasurer
2017	2024	Miskolc, Hungary	Isteni Ige templom	parish priest; from 2019 to 2024, vice-superior of the Order’s monastery in Miskolc dedicated to St. Stephen Pongrácz; and, beginning in 2023, treasurer of the province
2024	2026	Budapest, Hungary	Fáber Szent Péter jezsuita rendház	Szent Péter Fáber, Minister of the Jesuit House and the Province’s delegate responsible for elderly members of the order

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
2013	2017	Toronto, ON, Canada		Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	parish priest

Life timeline

Birth

September 29, 1963

Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary

Entry into religious life

September 17, 1995

Service in the homeland

2000 – 2002

Budapest, Hungary

Jezsuita Tartományfőnökség

the novice master’s assistant

Priestly ordination

October 1, 2006

Budapest, Hungary

Service in the homeland

2006 – 2009

Miskolc, Hungary

Fényi Gyula Jezsuita Gimnázium, Kollégium és Óvoda

dorm director

Service in the homeland

2010 – 2013

Szeged, Hungary

Dáni utcai jezsuita templom

church administrator, principal of the István Kaszap College, treasurer

Perpetual vows

December 27, 2011

Service abroad

2013 – 2017

Toronto, ON, Canada

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

parish priest

Service in the homeland

2017 – 2024

Miskolc, Hungary

Isteni Ige templom

parish priest; from 2019 to 2024, vice-superior of the Order’s monastery in Miskolc dedicated to St. Stephen Pongrácz; and, beginning in 2023, treasurer of the province

Service in the homeland

2024 – 2026

Budapest, Hungary

Fáber Szent Péter jezsuita rendház

Szent Péter Fáber, Minister of the Jesuit House and the Province’s delegate responsible for elderly members of the order

Death

January 15, 2026

Budapest, Hungary

Sources

Címtár: 2016.;
https://jezsuita.hu/arckepcsarnok/rigo-jeno✓

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Citation for this entry

Rigó Jenő SJ: 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=937 (accessed: 2026-09-13).

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