Remembering Bishop Attila Miklósházy

On December 28th, 2018, Most Reverend Bishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J., passed away in his residence at René Goupil House (Jesuit Infirmary) in Pickering, Ontario. Bishop Miklósházy was 87 years old and in his 57th year of the priesthood with the Jesuits. He leaves behind an impressive legacy as a teacher of theology and liturgy, and was deeply loved and appreciated for his work with Hungarian communities. As we show our remembrance and appreciation for the life and work of Bishop Miklósházy, we wish to share our own archival photographs of him.


Portrait of Bishop Miklósházy, S.J., seated wearing his episcopal garb
1989

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Attila Miklósházy was born in Hungary in 1931 and entered the Society of Jesus in 1949. After leaving Hungary during the revolution of 1956, he came to Canada and was ordained a priest in Toronto in 1961. He taught theology at Loyola College in Montreal from 1963-64, at Regis College in Toronto from 1968-74, at the Faculty of Theology at the University of St. Michael's College in Toronto from 1974-1984, and at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto from 1984-1998, where he would become Professor Emeritus in 1997 and hold the position of Dean.

St. Augustine's Seminary Faculty
1988
(Attila Miklósházy top row, first from the right)

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In 1989, Father Attila Miklósházy was appointed titular Bishop of Castellum Minus by the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, and became responsible for the spiritual assistance of Hungarian emigrants throughout the world. He was ordained a Bishop by Cardinal Emmett Carter on November 4, 1989, at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto. Bishop Miklósházy was a member of the National Liturgical Council of the Canadian Bishops and the Canadian Liturgical Society (ecumenical). He also participated for 15 years in the Anglican/Roman Catholic Theological Dialogue in Canada. After his retirement as Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology and Liturgy in 2006, he continued his episcopal duties by visiting various Hungarian communities around the globe. In most recent years, he spent his time translating Jesuit texts and the talks of Pope Francis into Hungarian.

Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J.
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica
4 November 1989


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Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J.
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica
4 November 1989

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Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J.
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica
4 November 1989

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Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J.
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica
4 November 1989
(Bishop Attila Miklósházy center left, Cardinal Emmett Cardinal center right)

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Attila Miklósházy at his Episcopal Ordination as Bishop
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica
4 November 1989

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Bishop Attila Miklósházy's funeral took place on January 3rd at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto. Immediately following the mass, interment took place at Queen of Clergy Cemetery on St. Augustine's Seminary grounds.

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