Jozef Tomko


Jozef Tomko
President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
Tomko in 2018 at Zvir Mountain in Litmanová, Slovakia
Appointed23 October 2001
Term ended1 October 2007
PredecessorEdouard Gagnon
SuccessorPiero Marini
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination12 March 1949
by Luigi Traglia
Consecration15 September 1979
by John Paul II
Created cardinal25 May 1985
by John Paul II
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born(1924-03-11)11 March 1924
Died8 August 2022(2022-08-08) (aged 98)
Rome, Italy
BuriedSt Elisabeth Cathedral, Košice
NationalitySlovak
DenominationCatholic
Motto"Ut ecclesia aedificetur"
Coat of armsJozef Tomko's coat of arms
Styles of
Jozef Tomko
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Jozef Tomko (11 March 1924 – 8 August 2022) 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. He was made a cardinal in 1985.