Vaskeresztes, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — October 23, 1923
Death data:
Santa Fe, Argentina — November 28, 2002
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
verbita (Societas Verbi Divini)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
Kőszeg, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary
Biographical data
His mother’s name was Anna Filipatina.
He entered the order in Kőszeg in 1935. He completed his studies at the order’s college in St. Gabriel, Austria, where he was ordained a priest before 1951.
From his obituary, we know that he studied at the St. Imre Mission School in Szombathely, then went to Argentina as a missionary in 1951, where he worked primarily among the indigenous peoples. In the final years of his life, he suffered from severe kidney disease and underwent dialysis three times a week.
Horváth Ferenc SVD: 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=422 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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