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 |
| Term ended | 1 October 2007 |
| Predecessor | Edouard Gagnon |
| Successor | Piero Marini |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina |
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| Orders | |
| 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 | 11 March 1924 |
| Died | 8 August 2022 (aged 98) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | ut ecclesia aedificetur |
| Coat of arms |  |
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.
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.
