Alojz Uran

His Excellency Alojzij Uran
Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana
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Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Ljubljana
Appointed	25 October 2004
In office	2004-2009
Predecessor	Franc Rode
Successor	Anton Stres
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1970
Consecration	6 January 1993 by John Paul II
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1945-01-22) January 22, 1945 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (Present day Slovenia)
Nationality	Slovenian
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (1992-2004)
Coat of arms	Alojzij Uran's coat of arms

Alojz Uran or Alojzij Uran (born 22 January 1945 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, from 4 December 2004 till 28 November 2009, when he resigned due to health problems. Appointed to succeed him was the coadjutor archbishop of Maribor, Anton Stres, C.M.

Born in Ljubljana, Alojz Uran was ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1970, at the age of 25.

On 16 December 1992, Uran was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana and Titular Bishop of Abula. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1993 from Pope John Paul II, with Archbishops Giovanni Battista Re and Justin Rigali serving as co-consecrators.

Uran was later named Archbishop of Ljubljana on 25 October 2004. He succeeded Archbishop Franc Rodé, CM, who became Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. His installation took place on the following 4 December.

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Franc Rode	Archbishop of Ljubljana 2004–2009	Succeeded by Anton Stres
Preceded by Franc Kramberger	President of the Slovenian Bishops' Conference 2007–2009	Succeeded by Anton Stres