1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁a ▁chap lain ▁in ▁Š ur any ▁( 1 9 5 7 – 5 8 ), ▁Le vice ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 6 0 ), ▁Br atis lava - N ové ▁M esto ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 6 6 ) ▁and ▁Š t ú ro vo ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 6 8 ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pre fect ▁at ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁sem inary ▁in ▁Br atis lava , ▁before ▁working ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁chap lain ▁in ▁S ere ď ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁de an ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁an ▁Apost ol ic ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Tr n ava ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁present - day ▁Arch di oc ese ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁tit ular ▁bishop ▁of ▁L uni ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ord ained ▁bishop ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Tr n ava . ▁He ▁became ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Br atis lava - Tr n ava ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁appointed ▁him ▁as