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Banykó Viktor SJ

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Birth data:: Youngstown, OH, USA — October 18, 1912
Death data:: Szolnok, Hungary — April 28, 1981
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
Entry into religious life:: July 30, 1934
Priestly ordination:: June 25, 1944
Place of burial:: Pannonhalma, Hungary

Biographical data

He was born in the United States, but his family returned to Hungary when he was a young child. He entered the order in Hungary on July 30, 1934. From 1934 to 1937, he completed his novitiate and studied rhetoric at Manréza in Zugliget. He studied philosophy in Budapest from 1938 to 1939 and in Košice in 1940. In 1941, he served as a section supervisor at the Pius Gymnasium in Pécs. From 1942 to 1944, he studied theology in Szeged. He was ordained a priest on June 25, 1944. In 1946, he completed his tertianship at Manréza. He remained in Hungary during the dispersion.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Church / institution	Position
1944	1946	Pécs, Hungary
1946	1946	Budapest, Hungary	Zugligeti Szent Család Plébánia
1947	1948	Nagykapornak, Hungary		Assistant pastor, religious education teacher, German teacher
1950	1950	Budapest, Hungary	Manréza	Deputy Director, Pastor
1950	1950	Kaposvár, Hungary		pastor, assistant financial director, spiritual advisor
1950	1951	Pécs, Hungary		pastor
1951	1953	Egerág, Hungary		assistant pastor, bell ringer
1953	1953	Pécs, Hungary		manual laborer
1953	1953	Kaposvár, Hungary		manual laborer
1954	1959	Újszász, Hungary		assistant pastor, cantor
1959	1972	Farmos, Hungary		assistant pastor, cantor
1972	1978	Lászlófalva, Hungary		assistant pastor, cantor
1978	1981	Dunaújváros, Hungary		retired

Life timeline

Birth

October 18, 1912

Youngstown, OH, USA

Entry into religious life

July 30, 1934

Priestly ordination

June 25, 1944

Service in the homeland

1944 – 1946

Pécs, Hungary

Service in the homeland

1946 – 1946

Budapest, Hungary

Zugligeti Szent Család Plébánia

Service in the homeland

1947 – 1948

Nagykapornak, Hungary

Assistant pastor, religious education teacher, German teacher

Service in the homeland

1950 – 1950

Budapest, Hungary

Manréza

Deputy Director, Pastor

Service in the homeland

1950 – 1950

Kaposvár, Hungary

pastor, assistant financial director, spiritual advisor

Service in the homeland

1950 – 1951

Pécs, Hungary

pastor

Service in the homeland

1951 – 1953

Egerág, Hungary

assistant pastor, bell ringer

Service in the homeland

1953 – 1953

Pécs, Hungary

manual laborer

Service in the homeland

1953 – 1953

Kaposvár, Hungary

manual laborer

Service in the homeland

1954 – 1959

Újszász, Hungary

assistant pastor, cantor

Service in the homeland

1959 – 1972

Farmos, Hungary

assistant pastor, cantor

Service in the homeland

1972 – 1978

Lászlófalva, Hungary

assistant pastor, cantor

Service in the homeland

1978 – 1981

Dunaújváros, Hungary

retired

Death

April 28, 1981

Szolnok, Hungary

Sources

Bikfalvi: 26.
https://leveltar.jezsuita.hu/hu/nevtar?page=4✓

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Citation for this entry

Banykó Viktor 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=75 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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