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Bárd Imre Norbert O.Cist, Dr.

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Birth data:: Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — November 5, 1928
Death data:: Honolulu, HI, USA — March 22, 2016
According to another source: La Crosse, WI, USA
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: ciszterciek (Ordo Cisterciensis)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: August 29, 1947
First (temporary) vows:: August 30, 1948
Priestly ordination:: Feldkirch, Austria — August 6, 1952

Biographical data

His parents were István Bárd (Bugyi), a private clerk, and Erzsébet Bayer. He entered the Cistercian Order on August 29, 1947. He took his first vows on August 30, 1947. He left the country during the so-called “Great Escape” of 1950. He took his final vows in Feldkirch. He was ordained a priest on August 6, 1952. He studied in Rome and then lived in the United States starting in 1953. He received citizenship in Chicago, IL, on August 16, 1960. His name disappeared from the priestly registers in 1959; according to sources, he left the priesthood and married Therese Bissen. He then earned a PhD from the University of Washington and went on to study European history. Later, he taught medieval European and world history at Chaminade University of Honolulu.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1949	1952	Mehrerau, Austria		studies
1949	1952	Róma, Italy		studies
1953	1953	Spring Bank, WI, USA	Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey	clothing store
1953	1954	Buffalo, NY, USA	Canisius College (jelenleg: Külső nézet Canisius University)	college student
1955	1955	Milwaukee, WI, USA	Marquette University	college student
1955	1957	Stanford, CA, USA	Stanford University	college student

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Birth

November 5, 1928

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Entry into religious life

August 29, 1947

First (temporary) vows

August 30, 1948

Service abroad

1949 – 1952

Mehrerau, Austria

studies

Service abroad

1949 – 1952

Róma, Italy

studies

Priestly ordination

August 6, 1952

Feldkirch, Austria

Service abroad

1953 – 1953

Spring Bank, WI, USA

Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey

clothing store

Service abroad

1953 – 1954

Buffalo, NY, USA

Canisius College (jelenleg: Külső nézet Canisius University)

college student

Service abroad

1955 – 1955

Milwaukee, WI, USA

Marquette University

college student

Service abroad

1955 – 1957

Stanford, CA, USA

Stanford University

college student

Death

March 22, 2016

Honolulu, HI, USA

Sources

http://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/obituary-imre-l-bard/article_38cc3ced-0598-5b9d-a260-1ef19389e76f.html✕
http://www.ciszterciekegerben.hu/downloads/husvet2008.pdf✓
KMVÉ: 1953-1959.
Cúthné: 166-168.
A Ciszterci Rend Zirci Levéltárának szíves közlései, valamint Halász Tibor O.Cist adatai alapján

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Citation for this entry

Bárd Imre Norbert O.Cist, Dr.: 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=61 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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