 Created cardinal by John Paul II in the consistory of 28 June 1988, he received the titular church of Santa Maria Regina Mundi in Torre Spaccata and continued his pastoral work until 8 November 1996, when he retired from office, as Cardinal at the age of 75 to make way for Ivan Dias.Cardinal Simon Ignatius Pimenta died on 19 July 2013, while he was resting at the Clergy Home in Bandstand, Bandra, having moved here as his apartment at the Archbishop's House was undergoing repair.The end came around 9 pm at Clergy Home where the cardinal was recuperating from age-related ailments.