Stanislav Zvolenský (born November 19, 1958) is a Slovak

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of the

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. He is the first Archbishop of Bratislava.

Biography

Stanislav Zvolenský was born in

Trnava Trnava (, , ; , also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of the Trnava Region and the Trnava District. It is the seat o ...

, and was

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to the priesthood by Bishop Julius Gábriš on June 13, 1982. On April 2, 2004, he was appointed

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of Bratislava-Trnava and

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of ''Nova Sinna'' by

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. Zvolenský received his

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on the following May 2 from Archbishop Ján Sokol, with Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki and Bishop Dominik Tóth serving as

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. He was later named the first Archbishop of Bratislava by

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on February 14, 2008, whence the

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was split into that of Bratislava and of Trnava. Zvolenský was installed as Archbishop on March 8. He is the chairman of Slovak Bishop's Conference since 28 October 2009. He served in this position for four consecutive four-year terms until he was replaced on 103rd Plenary Session of the Conference by Metropolitan Archbishop

Bernard Bober Monsignor Bernard Bober (born 3 November 1950) is a Slovak catholic prelate. He is the Archbishop of Archdiocese of Košice, chair of the Conference of Slovak Bishops and Grand Chancellor of the Catholic University in Ružomberok. Biograp ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zvolensky, Stanislav 1958 births Living people People from Trnava 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Slovakia