Jorge Eduardo Lozano

Jorge Eduardo Lozano
The Most Reverend; Jorge Eduardo Lozano
	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
Orders
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	10 February 1955; Buenos Aires, Argentina
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

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.

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Héctor Sabatino Cardelli	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior 2000–2005	Succeeded by Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni S.C.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Luis Guillermo Eichhorn	Bishop of Gualeguaychú 2005-2016	Succeeded by Héctor Luis Zordán

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