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Horváth Márton

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Birth data:: East Chicago, IN, USA — July 30, 1917
Death data:: Goshen, IN, USA — September 20, 2003
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: diocesan
Diocese / Order:: Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN, USA

Ordination level:: priest
Priestly ordination:: June 6, 1943
Place of burial:: Sacred Heart Cemetery
South Bend, IN, USA
Other name used:: Martin A. Horvath

Biographical data

Second-generation Hungarian. His parents were Márton Horváth and Rozália (Tóth). His brother, József P. Horváth, was also a priest. He graduated from Catholic Central High School in Hammond, then completed his theological studies at St. Lawrence Seminary in Mt. Calvary, WI, and at the seminary in St. Meinrad. He was ordained a priest on June 6, 1943. He served as a diocesan judge. He is buried at the Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery in South Bend, IN.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1943	1962	South Bend, IN, USA		Hungarian assistant pastor
1962	1966	South Bend, IN, USA	St. Mary of the Assumption	parish priest
1966	1983	Washaw, IN, USA	Sacred Heart Catholic Church	parish priest
1983	1992	Bremen, IN, USA	St. Dominic Catholic Church	parish priest, subsequently retired

Life timeline

Birth

July 30, 1917

East Chicago, IN, USA

Priestly ordination

June 6, 1943

Service abroad

1943 – 1962

South Bend, IN, USA

Hungarian assistant pastor

Service abroad

1962 – 1966

South Bend, IN, USA

St. Mary of the Assumption

parish priest

Service abroad

1966 – 1983

Washaw, IN, USA

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

parish priest

Service abroad

1983 – 1992

Bremen, IN, USA

St. Dominic Catholic Church

parish priest, subsequently retired

Death

September 20, 2003

Goshen, IN, USA

Sources

http://www.logansportbob.com/sacredheart/horvath-martin.html✓
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67692205/martin-horvath✕
KMVÉ: 1945-1989.;
Török: 276.

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Citation for this entry

Horváth Márton: 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=433 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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