Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián

Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián (born 28 November 1943)[1] is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an archbishop since 1994 and held the title of Apostolic Nuncio to several countries until his resignation in 2015.

Biography

He was born to a farming family in Villaverde de Íscar on 28 November 1943. He studied at the seminary in Seville and at the Pontifical University of Salamanca. He earned his licentiate in theology in 1966 from the Pontifical Gregorian University.[2] He was ordained a priest on 19 March 1968 by Cardinal Antonio Samorè[1]

In 1977 he obtained a doctorate in canon law from Lateran University, while already working in the Nunciature in Nigeria. His other early postings in the diplomatic service of the Holy See included South Africa, Zimbabwe, Yugoslavia, and Guatemala.[2]

On 25 July 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular archbishop of Penafiel and Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.[2] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Angelo Sodano on 25 July. John Paul made him Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 20 March 1999,[3] during the Second Congo War, where in 2000 he criticized the shelling of Kisangani as a "tragic and unjustified" targeting of the Christian population.[4]

He returned to Rome in 2001 and worked in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State[2] and in December was also made a member of the administrative council of Vatican Television.[5]

John Paul made him Nuncio to Croatia on 4 August 2003,[6] and he received his next posting from Pope Benedict XVI as Nuncio to both Romania and Moldova on 10 December 2007.[7][2]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Nuncio on 20 July 2015.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. "El Papa designa al segoviano Francisco Javier Lozano como nuncio apostólico en Rumanía". El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 12 December 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries: LO… – LT…". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. The Catholic World Report. 10. Ignatius Press. 2000. p. 21.
  5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 20.12.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.08.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.12.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2019.


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