František Tondra (4 June 1936 in Spišské Vlachy - 3 May 2012 in

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) was the

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bishop of the

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(1989-2011),

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. Ordained to the priesthood in 1962, he became bishop in 1989 and retired in 2011.František Tondra
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21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Slovakia 1936 births 2012 deaths People from Spišská Nová Ves District 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Slovakia {{Europe-RC-bishop-stub