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Peidl Gyula SJ

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Birth data:: Garfield, NJ, USA — June 4, 1912
Death data:: Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — May 4, 1936
Denomination:: Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:: religious
Diocese / Order:: jezsuita (Societas Jesu)

Ordination level:: seminarian
Entry into religious life:: Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — August 15, 1931

Biographical data

He was born in the United States to Hungarian immigrant parents. He completed his high school studies at a Jesuit college in Cleveland. It was there that he met Hungarian Jesuit missionaries, whose influence led him to apply for admission to the Hungarian Jesuit Province. He began his novitiate on August 15, 1931. He died of pneumonia.

Domestic service locations

From	To	Place i	Current name, country i	Church / institution	Position
1931	1934	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary	Zugliget	novice
1935		Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		philosophical studies
1936		Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary	Hungary		philosophical studies

Life timeline

Birth

June 4, 1912

Garfield, NJ, USA

Entry into religious life

August 15, 1931

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1931 – 1934

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Zugliget

novice

Service in the homeland

1935

Szeged, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

philosophical studies

Death

May 4, 1936

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

Service in the homeland

1936

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary

philosophical studies

Sources

Bikfalvi: 176;
JTMR Levéltár IV.03 (Gyűjtemények, Fényképgyűjtemény);
https://leveltar.jezsuita.hu/hu/node/1088✓

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Citation for this entry

Peidl Gyula 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=862 (accessed: 2026-07-06).

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