Antonio Sanz Lozano

Antonio Sanz Lozano (2 June 1622 – 1688) was a Spanish-born prelate of the Catholic Church in the Viceroyalty of Peru in what is now Colombia. From 1661 to 1680, he served as bishop of Cartagena, and from 1680 until his death in 1688, as archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (now the Archdiocese of Bogotá).

Biography Sanz was born on 2 June 1622 in Cabanillas del Campo, Spain.

On 19 June 1659, Sanz was appointed bishop of Cartagena by Pope Alexander VII at the age of 37. Located in the Viceroyalty of Peru in South America, the Diocese of Cartagena is now part of Colombia. He was confirmed as bishop on 10 November 1659. His episcopal consecration took place on 24 March 1661, with Bishop of Cusco, Agustín Muñoz Sandoval, as the principal consecrator.

Sanz died on 28 May 1688, aged 65. Francisco de la Trinidad Arrieta, Bishop of Santa Marta (1662); Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros, Bishop of Santa Marta (1665); Alfonso Bernardo de los Ríos y Guzmán, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1669); Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita, Bishop of Santa Marta (1669); Antonio de León y Becerra, Bishop of Panamá (1673); and Gregorius Jacobus Pastrana, Bishop of Santa Marta (1685).

Episcopal lineage Bishop Agustín Muñoz Sandoval Archbishop Antonio Sanz Lozano (1661)