Javier Lozano Barragán

Javier Lozano Barragán (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ loˈsano βaraˈɣan]; 26 January 1933 – 20 April 2022) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who was president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers from 1997 to 2009. He was made a cardinal in 2003. He was auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Mexico from 1979 to 1984 and bishop of Zacatecas from 1984 to 1997.

His Eminence

Javier Lozano Barragán
President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
Lozano Barragán in 2006
Appointed7 January 1997
Term ended18 April 2009
PredecessorFiorenzo Angelini
SuccessorZygmunt Zimowski
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of S. Dorotea
Orders
Ordination30 October 1955
by Carlo Confalonieri
Consecration15 August 1979
by Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada
Created cardinal21 October 2003
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born(1933-01-26)26 January 1933
Toluca, Mexico
Died20 April 2022(2022-04-20) (aged 89)
Rome, Italy
NationalityMexican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia (1979–1984)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of México (1979–1984)
  • Bishop of Zacatecas (1984–1997)
  • Cardinal-deacon of San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata (2003–2014)
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Styles of
Javier Lozano Barragán
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeZacatecas
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