Cyril Vasiľ

Cyril Vasiľ, S.J. (born 10 April 1965) is a Slovak Jesuit prelate who has served as Eparch of Košice in the Slovak Greek Catholic Church since June 2021, after serving as apostolic administrator there for 16 months. He holds the personal title of archbishop.

Vasil held leadership positions at the Pontifical Oriental Institute from 2002 to 2008. He was made a titular archbishop in 2009 and held that title while serving as secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 2009 to 2020 and while apostolic administrator of Košice. From 2023 to 2025, he served as Pontifical Delegate to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly to resolve liturgical disputes.

Biography Vasiľ was born in Košice, Slovakia, on 10 April 1965. From 1982 to 1987, he attended the Faculty of Theology of Cyril and Methodius in Bratislava. He served as Spiritual Director of this traditional faith-based scouting organization until 2007. He received his episcopal consecration on 14 June 2009 from Slavomir Miklovš, Bishop Emeritus of Križevci, Croatia.

On 21 January 2010, he was named a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

On 20 January 2020, he was named Apostolic administrator sede plena of the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice, following a private audience with Pope Francis on 18 January. After bishop Milan Chautur resigned on 24 June 2021, Pope Francis named him second eparchial bishop of Eparchy of Košice, while allowed him to use title of archbishop.

On 31 July 2023, Pope Francis named him Pontifical Delegate to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly and charged him with studying and overcoming resistance to the adoption of a uniform liturgy. He said he was not tasked with negotiating between the disputing parties but with implementing the liturgy adopted by the Syro-Malabar Synod. Following the adoption of compromise arrangement, commencing on 3 July 2025, Vasiľ was relieved of delegate duties on 7 July.

He is the author of numerous books and articles and has worked with Vatican Radio.