▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁ ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Tr n ava , ▁which ▁remained ▁an ▁Arch di oc esis ▁despite ▁no ▁longer ▁being ▁metropol itan . ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁canon ▁law , ▁upon ▁reaching ▁ 7 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁he ▁requested ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁office . ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁named ▁R ó bert ▁Bez ák ▁as ▁his ▁successor ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁J án ▁S ok ol ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁having ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁Commun ist ▁Czech oslov ak ▁secret ▁police , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁documents ▁from ▁Ú stav ▁pam ä ti ▁ná ro da ▁( Ú PN , ▁Nation ' s ▁Memory ▁Institute ), ▁however , ▁he ▁denied ▁any ▁co operation . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁critic ized ▁for ▁pra ising ▁Jo zef ▁T iso , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Slov ak ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Biography ▁on ▁the ▁page ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Slov ak ia ▁J án ▁S ok ol ▁at ▁c atholic - h ier archy ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Top o ľ č any ▁District ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁arch b ish ops ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁arch b ish ops