August 2022 at the age of 98. On 16 August 2022, he was buried, per his wishes, in the Cathedral of his native Udavské and the Zemplín, in the Cathedral of St. Elisabeth of Hungary in Košice. Selected works Light of Nations (Rome 1972) On Missionary Roads, 2007, Honours Grand-Croix de l'Ordre de la Couronne de Chene (Luxembourg 1988) Grand Cross (or 1st Class) of the Order of the White Double Cross (1995) Grand Cruz de la Orden del Libertador San Martín, Argentina (Buenos Aires 1999). The Catholic University of Ruzomberok awarded Cardinal Tomko the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa on 26 April 2006. Honorary doctorate awarded by the Faculty of Medicine of Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice for contribution to the development of culture, education and humanity in Slovakia, (11 December 2001) The Golden Plaque of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic (2009) Notes References External links Catholic-Hierarchy Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church 1924 births 2022 deaths People from Humenné District Slovak cardinals Members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Pontifical Lateran University alumni Czechoslovak expatriates in Italy Recipients of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin