Jorge Eduardo Lozano
Jorge Eduardo Lozano (February 10, 1955) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 2000 until 2005, when he became bishop of Gualeguaychú. He became Coadjutor Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo in 2016, and succeeded to the see in 2017.
Jorge Eduardo Lozano | |
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Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | San Juan de Cuyo |
See | San Juan de Cuyo |
Appointed | 17 June 2017 |
Predecessor | Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers |
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Ordination | 3 December 1982 by Juan Carlos Aramburu |
Consecration | 25 March 2000 by Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Jorge Eduardo Lozano |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10 February 1955
Previous post | Titular Bishop of Furnos maior (2000-05) Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (2000-05) Bishop of Gualeguaychú (2005-16) Coadjutor Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (2016-17) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina |
Life
Born in Buenos Aires, Lozano was ordained to the priesthood on December 3, 1982.
On January 4, 2000, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and titular bishop of Furnos Maior. Lozano received his episcopal consecration on the following March 25 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the future Pope Francis, with the bishop of San Martín, Raúl Omar Rossi, and auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, Mario José Serra, serving as co-consecrators.
He was appointed bishop of Gualeguaychú on December 22, 2005, and was installed on March 11, 2006. Pope Francis later named him coadjutor archbishop for the San Juan de Cuyo archdiocese in 2016, and he later became its archbishop on 17 June 2017.
External links
- catholic-hierarchy.org, Bishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano
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Preceded by Héctor Sabatino Cardelli |
Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior 2000–2005 |
Succeeded by Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni S.C. |
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Preceded by Luis Guillermo Eichhorn |
Bishop of Gualeguaychú 2005-2016 |
Succeeded by Héctor Luis Zordán |