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.

His Eminence Pedro Barreto S.J.
Cardinal, Archbishop of Huancayo
Barreto in mid-2018.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Huancayo
See	Huancayo
Appointed	17 July 2004
Installed	5 September 2004
Predecessor	José Paulino Ríos Reynoso
Other posts	Vice-President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference (2012–) Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense (2018–)
Orders
Ordination	18 December 1971
Consecration	1 January 2002 by José María Izuzquiza Herranz
Created cardinal	28 June 2018 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno
Born	12 February 1944 Lima, Peru
Previous post	Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru (2001–04) Titular Bishop of Acufida (2001–04) Apostolic Administrator of Jaén en Peru (2004–05)
Motto	En 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

• Cardinals created by Francis
• Catholic Church in Peru

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.

External links

• "Barreto Jimeno Card. Pedro Ricardo, S.I." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.