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
Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSan Juan de Cuyo
SeeSan Juan de Cuyo
Appointed17 June 2017
PredecessorAlfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers
Orders
Ordination3 December 1982
by Juan Carlos Aramburu
Consecration25 March 2000
by Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ
Personal details
Birth nameJorge Eduardo Lozano
Born (1955-02-10) 10 February 1955
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Previous postTitular 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 materPontifical 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.

Received his episcopal consecration on the following March 25 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, archbishop of Buenos Aires, 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.

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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