Jan Kanty Rafał Lorek (20 October 1886 – 4 January 1967) was a Roman Catholic bishop of Sandomierz.

After being kicked out of school due to his Polish nationality,[1] he entered into minor seminary for the Congregation of the Mission in Kraków in 1902; he entered into an intermediate seminary in 1905 and took his monastic vows on 27 September 1907.

Afterwards, he began studying at a theological institute for the Congregation in the neighborhood of Stradom, Kraków; he was given minor orders on 25 March 1909, was ordained to the subdiaconate on 26 March 1910 and was made a deacon on 18 December 1910.

He was ordained a priest on 2 July 1911 in Wawel Cathedral by Anatol Nowak,[2] who was auxiliary bishop of Kraków.

On 4 May 1936, he was appointed apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Sandomierz and titular bishop of Modra by Pius XI; he was consecrated on 7 July 1936 by Aleksander Kakowski,[2] assuming control of the diocese on 9 June.