Jozef Tomko died on the age of ninety eight He is likewise famous by the call Cardinal Tomko and the oldest residing cardinal who died at 98. In 2018 he visited Mount Zvir, that’s above the village of Litmanová, Slovakia and his image is on social media.
He died on Monday morning, and while he died Slovakian-born cardinal changed into a member of the College of Cardinals who was the oldest. He died within the rental in which he used to live on August eight at five am, and on the time of his loss of life, he was underneath the provider of a nurse.
Know about the circumstance of Jozef earlier than their demise:- According to Vatican information, he was hospitalized on June 25 for a cervical backbone injury. He is convalescing under the steering of a nurse who became taking his care after hospitalization.
Born | 11 March 1924
Udavské, Czechoslovakia
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Died | 8 August 2022 Rome, Italy |
Nationality | Slovak |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
He came home on August 6, and the call of the sanatorium is Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. And he died on August eight, after which Slovak bishops invited near humans to hope for Cardinal Tomko, which changed into every other manner to announce his dying. And his burial is in. Elizabeth Cathedral in Košice, Slovakia, and facts on this can be announced later.
He became a member of the College of Cardinals. He became a member of the Cardinals for 37 years, and in May 1985, he have become cardinal with the aid of St. Pope John Paul II. After being cardinal, he served his university as its secretary preferred for six years.
Dear Cardinal Jozef Tomko, please continue to pray for us in heaven. Thank you everything for what you’ve done for our Church. Personal picture taken in his residence in the Vatican, 25th September, 2020. #RIP #Tomko pic.twitter.com/mR0A6SR7yv
— Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) August 8, 2022
After that, on May 27, 1985, the people of that cardinal named him prefect of the Congregation for Evangelization. He served on this role for its people till his retirement. He retired in 2001. And within the duration in their provider, he did many stuff. He additionally attended worldwide activities.