Jozef Tomko
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 | |
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| Appointed | 23 October 2001 |
| Reign 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 |
| Consecration | 15 September 1979 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | 25 May 1985 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | 11 March 1924 Udavské, Czechoslovakia (Present day Slovakia) |
| Died | 8 August 2022 (aged 98) Rome, Italy |
| 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]