Jozef Tomko
Slovak cardinal and Roman Catholic archbishop · Slovakia · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1924 to 2022 · aged 98
Jozef Tomko was a Slovak prelate of the Catholic Church who held positions in the Roman Curia from 1962 until he retired in 2007. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 to 2001 and president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses from 2001 to 2007.
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2022Died8 August 20222002Cross of the President of the Slovak Republic, 1st ClassAward2001Honorary Doctorate of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in KošiceAward1995Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double CrossAwardHonorary Doctor of Comenius UniversityAward1988Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak CrownAward1924Born11 March 1924
Awards
About this person
He was made a cardinal in 1985.
Country
Slovakia
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2022 · aged 98