Pavol Hnilica

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Pavol Hnilica (March 30, 1921 - October 8, 2006) was a Slovak Roman-Catholic bishop and jesuit.

He was a clandestine priest and bishop (since January 2, 1951). He consecrated Ján Chryzostom Korec. In 1952 he fled from Slovakia and studied and worked mainly in Rome.