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Bielek József SJ

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Birth data:: Nagyvárad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Oradea, Romania — April 14, 1906
Death data:: Toronto, ON, Canada — August 20, 1979
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: priest
First (temporary) vows:: August 14, 1939
Perpetual vows:: Toronto, ON, Canada — December 29, 1976
Priestly ordination:: Wépion, Belgium — December 7, 1951
Other name used:: Bieleck József

Biographical data

He entered the order on August 14, 1939. He completed his novitiate and studies in rhetoric in Budapest. He began his philosophical studies in Košice in 1943 and completed them in Szeged. He began his theological studies in Szeged in 1947, but left for the West the following year and completed his studies in Chieri, Italy. In 1951, he completed his third year of novitiate in Wépion, Belgium, where he was also ordained a priest on December 7, 1951. He took his final vows on December 29, 1976, in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Foreign service locations

From	To	Place	Church / institution	Position
1948	1951	Chieri, Italy		studies
1951	1953	Wépion, Belgium		studies, third year
1953	1957	Montréal, QC, Canada		college student (Latin and history)
1958	1964	Hamilton, ON, Canada	Magyarországi Szent István templom	Hungarian pastor, editor
1964	1971	Toronto, ON, Canada	Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség	assistant pastor, then parish priest from 1966 to 1971
1972	1977	Yonkers, NY, USA		Editor of the newspaper Szív
1978	1979	Hamilton, ON, Canada	Magyarországi Szent István templom	Editor of the newspaper Szív

Literary activity

A Szív – szerkesztő

Life timeline

Birth

April 14, 1906

Nagyvárad, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Oradea, Romania

First (temporary) vows

August 14, 1939

Service abroad

1948 – 1951

Chieri, Italy

studies

Priestly ordination

December 7, 1951

Wépion, Belgium

Service abroad

1951 – 1953

Wépion, Belgium

studies, third year

Service abroad

1953 – 1957

Montréal, QC, Canada

college student (Latin and history)

Service abroad

1958 – 1964

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Magyarországi Szent István templom

Hungarian pastor, editor

Service abroad

1964 – 1971

Toronto, ON, Canada

Szent Erzsébet R. K. Egyházközség

assistant pastor, then parish priest from 1966 to 1971

Service abroad

1972 – 1977

Yonkers, NY, USA

Editor of the newspaper *Szív*

Perpetual vows

December 29, 1976

Toronto, ON, Canada

Service abroad

1978 – 1979

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Magyarországi Szent István templom

Editor of the newspaper *Szív*

Death

August 20, 1979

Toronto, ON, Canada

Sources

http://jezsuita.hu/nevtar/bieleck-jozsef/✓
Szolgálat: 45 (1980/1), 97-98.
ABTL: HU - ÁBTL - I. - 2.2.1. - IV/1 Külföldön élő személyek kartonjai, 283-284.
http://epa.oszk.hu/02900/02998/00201/pdf/EPA02998_bajtarsi_level_1979_02_jul-dec.pdf✕
KMVÉ: 1953-1979
Török: 369.

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Bielek József 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=80 (accessed: 2026-07-07).

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