Jozef Tomko

His Eminence

Jozef Tomko
His Eminence; Jozef Tomko
President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
	Tomko in 2018 at Zvir Mountain in Litmanová, Slovakia
Appointed	23 October 2001
Term ended	1 October 2007
Predecessor	Edouard Gagnon
Successor	Piero Marini
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina
Orders
Ordination	12 March 1949; by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	15 September 1979; by John Paul II
Created cardinal	25 May 1985; by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	11 March 1924; Udavské, Czechoslovakia
Died	8 August 2022 (aged 98); Rome, Italy
Buried	St Elisabeth Cathedral, Košice
Nationality	Slovak
Denomination	Catholic
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Doclea (1979–1985); Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops (1979–1985); Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (1985–2001);
Motto	"Ut ecclesia aedificetur"
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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.