Pedro Barreto

Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno SJ (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpe.ðɾo βaˈre.to]; born 12 February 1944) is a Peruvian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Huancayo since 2004 and a cardinal since 2018.

This article is about the Peruvian archbishop. For the Brazilian violinist, see Pedro Barreto (musician).
His Eminence

Pedro Barreto

S.J.
Cardinal, Archbishop of Huancayo
Barreto in mid-2018.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseHuancayo
SeeHuancayo
Appointed17 July 2004
Installed5 September 2004
PredecessorJosé Paulino Ríos Reynoso
Other posts
Orders
Ordination18 December 1971
Consecration1 January 2002
by José María Izuzquiza Herranz
Created cardinal28 June 2018
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth namePedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno
Born (1944-02-12) 12 February 1944
Lima, Peru
Previous post
MottoEn todo amar y servir
Coat of arms

Biography

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 the Society 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 of Acufida and Apostolic Administrator of Jaén 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 the Latin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM). He has fought the mining industry over its environmental impact on La Oroya. He has been vice president of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) and was a member of the organizing committee for the Pan-Amazon Synod of Bishops.[4]

On 29 September 2012, Pope Benedict XVI made him a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.[5] Pope Francis made Barreto a Cardinal-Priest in the consistory of 28 June 2018, assigning him the titular church of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense.[6]

In 2019 at the Synod 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]

See also

References
  1. "Annuncio di Concistoro il 29 giugno per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 20.05.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.11.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 17.07.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. Pittaro, Esteban (20 May 2018). "Cuando Bergoglio le enseñó Buenos Aires al cardenal Pedro Barreto". Alteia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.09.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. O'Connell, Gerard (17 October 2019). "Cardinal Barreto: The Amazon synod is the child of 'Laudato Si"". America. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
Catholic Church titles
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 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Ricardo Vidal		 Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense
28 June 2018 – present
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