Jozef Tomko
Slovak cardinal and Roman Catholic archbishop
Jozef Tomko (11 March 1924 – 8 August 2022) was a Slovak Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 to 2001, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985.[1]
His Eminence Jozef Tomko | |
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President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses | |
Appointed | 23 October 2001 |
Term ended | 1 October 2007 |
Predecessor | Edouard Gagnon |
Successor | Piero Marini |
Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina |
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Ordination | 12 March 1949 by Luigi Traglia |
Consecration | 15 September 1979 by Pope John Paul II |
Created cardinal | 25 May 1985 |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Udavské, Czechoslovakia (Present day Slovakia) | 11 March 1924
Died | 8 August 2022 Rome, Italy | (aged 98)
Nationality | Slovak |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | ut ecclesia aedificetur |
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Tomko became the oldest living member of the College of Cardinals in July 2021, after the death of Albert Vanhoye.
Tomko died on 8 August 2022 from problems caused by a fall in Rome, Italy at the age of 98.[2]
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