Pedro Barreto | |
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| Cardinal,Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo | |
.jpg) Barreto in mid-2018. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Huancayo |
| See | Huancayo |
| Appointed | 17 July 2004 |
| Installed | 5 September 2004 |
| Retired | 12 February 2024 |
| Predecessor | José Paulino Ríos Reynoso |
| Successor | Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo |
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| Ordination | 18 December 1971 |
| Consecration | 1 January 2002 by José María Izuzquiza Herranz |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 2018 byPope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno (1944-02-12)12 February 1944 (age 81) |
| Motto | En todo amar y servir |
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Pedro Ricardo Barreto JimenoSJ (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈpe.ðɾoβaˈre.to]; born 12 February 1944) is aPeruvian prelate of theCatholic Church who wasArchbishop of Huancayo from 2004 to 2024. He has been acardinal since 2018.
Barreto was born in Lima, Peru, on 12 February 1944 and entered the Jesuit novitiate there. He studied philosophy at the Jesuit faculty in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, and theology in Lima. He was ordained a priest of theSociety of Jesus on 18 December 1971 and took his final vows as a Jesuit on 3 October 1976.[1]
On 21 November 2001,Pope John Paul II named him titular bishop ofAcufida and Apostolic Administrator ofJaén in Peru.[2] He was consecrated a bishop on 1 January 2002.
On 17 July 2004, John Paul appointed him Archbishop of Huancayo[3] and he was installed there on 5 September.
He has headed the Justice and Peace Section of theLatin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM). He has fought the mining industry over its environmental impact onLa Oroya. He has been vice president of thePan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) and was a member of the organizing committee for thePan-Amazon Synod of Bishops.[4]
On 29 September 2012,Pope Benedict XVI made him a member of thePontifical Council for Justice and Peace.[5]Pope Francis made Barreto aCardinal-Priest in the consistory of 28 June 2018, assigning him the titular church ofSanti Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense.[6]
In 2019 at theSynod of Bishops he said that those who oppose Pope Francis “want a static church, a church of doctrine, more than one of pastoral action. They want a church that is different to the one Jesus wants, which is a church of solidarity, a church that really responds to the needs of people, and of nature itself.”[7]
Pope Francis accepted his resignation as archbishop of Huancayo on 12 February 2024, which was his 80th birthday.[8]
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| Preceded by Louis Phạm Văn Nẫm | Titular Bishop of Acufida 21 November 2001 – 17 July 2004 | Succeeded by Vincent Barwa |
| Preceded by José María Izuzquiza Herranz | Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru 21 November 2001 – 17 July 2004 | Succeeded by Santiago María García de la Rasilla Domínguez |
| Preceded by José Paulino Ríos Reynoso | Archbishop of Huancayo 17 July 2004 – 12 February 2024 | Succeeded by Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo |
| Preceded by | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense 28 June 2018 – present | Incumbent |
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