Stanislav Zvolenský

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name=Stanislav Zvolenský
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
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Stanislav Zvolenský (born November 19, 1958) is a Slovakian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first and current Archbishop of Bratislava.

Biography

Stanislav Zvolenský was born in Trnava, and was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Julius Gábriš on June 13, 1982.

On April 2, 2004, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava and Titular Bishop of "Nova Sinna" by Pope John Paul II. Zvolenský received his episcopal consecration on the following May 2 from Archbishop Ján Sokol, with Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki and Bishop Dominik Tóth serving as co-consecrators.

He was later named the first Archbishop of Bratislava by Pope Benedict XVI on February 14, 2008, whence the archdiocese was split into that of Bratislava and of Trnava. Zvolenský is scheduled to be installed as Archbishop on March 8 of this year.

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzvol.html Catholic-Hierarchy]