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Burka János Kelemen OFM

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Deceased

Birth data:: Tápiógyörgye, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary — June 5, 1895
Death data:: Esztergom, Hungary — August 21, 1968
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ferences (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) (Marianus rendtartomány)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 26, 1910
Perpetual vows:: July 1, 1916
Priestly ordination:: January 31, 1918
Place of burial:: Ferences templom kriptája
Esztergom, Hungary

Biographical data

He completed his secondary education in Budapest and then in Esztergom. He entered the Franciscan Order on August 26, 1910. He took his solemn vows on July 1, 1916. He was ordained a priest on January 31, 1918. He pursued theological studies in Pozsony, then earned a doctorate in philosophy and a teaching certificate in history and Hungarian at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. He served as a missionary priest in Canada from 1928 to 1931.
He died suddenly.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1922	1925	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		A professor at the Order’s college
1925	1926	Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		house manager
1926	1928	Nagykanizsa, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		assistant manager
1931	1931	Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		preacher
1931	1948	Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium	regular teacher
1945	1948	Esztergom, Hungary			provincial governor
?		Hungary			After the dissolution of the religious order, he worked as a manual laborer and a nursery heating technician

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Current name, country	Church / institution	Position
1928	1931	Welland, ON, Canada			He is a missionary and conducts missions in the United States as well.

Literary activity

Marchiai Szent Jakab. 1–2. Életrajz. (Magyar Katholikus Szemle, 1924)
Buttykay Antal. Életrajzi monográfia. (Pápa, 1941)
Buttykay Antal: Beszédek és írások. 1–5. köt. Sajtó alá rend. 1. Vasárnapok és ünnepek. 2. Sorozatos beszédek. 3. Az eucharisztika dogmatikájából. Liturgikus megbeszélések. 4. Alkalmi beszédek, írások. 5. Írás-mozaikok. (Bp., 1943)
ford.: XI. Pius pápa körlevele Assisi Szent Ferenc halálának 700. évfordulója alkalmából. (Bp., 1926)
Katolikus szertartáskönyv, különös tekintettel a világi hívek és a ferencesek életére. Ford., vál. (Esztergom, 1942)
Szent a Szentről. Assisi Szent Ferenc életrajza. (Esztergom, 1942)

Life timeline

Birth

June 5, 1895

Tápiógyörgye, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 26, 1910

Perpetual vows

July 1, 1916

Priestly ordination

January 31, 1918

Service in the homeland

1922 – 1925

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

A professor at the Order’s college

Service in the homeland

1925 – 1926

Veszprém, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

house manager

Service in the homeland

1926 – 1928

Nagykanizsa, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

assistant manager

Service abroad

1928 – 1931

Welland, ON, Canada

He is a missionary and conducts missions in the United States as well.

Service in the homeland

1931 – 1931

Szombathely, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

preacher

Service in the homeland

1931 – 1948

Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Páduai Szent Antal gimnázium

regular teacher

Service in the homeland

1945 – 1948

Esztergom, Hungary

provincial governor

Death

August 21, 1968

Esztergom, Hungary

Sources

http://www.ferencesek.hu/kolos-atya-az-egykori-esztergomi-atyakrol-masodikresz/✓
https://www.arcanum.hu/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Lexikonok-magyar-eletrajzi-lexikon-7428D/b-74700/burka-kelemen-74E7B/✕
http://www.nevpont.hu/view/1771✕
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Kép forrása: Magyar Ferences Könyvtár Fotótára;
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Burka János Kelemen OFM: 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=118 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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