Rudolf Baláž (20 November 1940 in Nevoľné – 27 July 2011 in Banská Bystrica) was a Slovak Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica from 1990 until his death in 2011.[1] Baláž was ordained as a Catholic priest on 23 June 1963.[1] He died on 27 July 2011 at the age of 70.[1]