About Jožef Smej
Lived 1922 – 2020 (aged 98). Jožef Smej was a Slovenian and Yugoslav catholic priest, poet, writer, theologian, translator and catholic bishop.
Jožef Smej (15 February 1922 – 21 November 2020) was a Slovene prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Smej was born in Bogojina, Slovenia and was ordained a priest on 8 December 1944. Smej was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Maribor, as well as titular bishop of Tzernicus, on 15 April 1983 and ordained bishop on 23 May 1983.
Smej held the position of auxiliary bishop of the Maribor diocese until his retirement on 18 June 2009.
He died in November 2020, at the age of 98, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.
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Who was Jožef Smej?
Slovenian Roman Catholic Bishop (1922-2020)
When was Jožef Smej born?
Jožef Smej was born on 15 February 1922 in Bogojina.
When did Jožef Smej die?
Jožef Smej died on 21 November 2020 in Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah.
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Jožef Smej was a catholic priest, poet, writer, theologian, translator and catholic bishop.
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Jožef Smej was Slovenian and Yugoslav.
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