Born in
Ljubljana, Alojz Uran was
ordained to the
priesthood on 29 June 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. Uran resigned in November 2009 due to health issues. In early 2020, he underwent two
cardiac surgeries and had
pulmonary embolism. He died on 11 April 2020 and was buried in
Ljubljana Cathedral. ==References==