Background
Korec, Jan Chryzostom Cardinal was born on January 22, 1924 in Bosany, Slovakia.
Korec, Jan Chryzostom Cardinal was born on January 22, 1924 in Bosany, Slovakia.
Ordained priest Society of Jesus, 1950. Ordained bishop in secret Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1951. Factory worker Bratislava, 1951—1960.
Imprisoned by Communist government of Czechoslovakia, 1960—1968. Street cleaner, warehouse worker Bratislava, 1969-1989. Rector Theological Seminary S. Cyril and Methodius, 1989-1990.
Bishop Diocese of Nitra, Slovakia, 1990—2005, bishop emeritus, since 2005. Elevated to cardinal, 1991. Cardinal-priest S. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli, since 1991.
Religious prisoner, Czechoslovakia, 1960-1968.