Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Piura, Peru
Appointment of bishop prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Piura, Peru
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Luciano Maza Huamán, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Piura, Peru, until now vicar general, as metropolitan archbishop of the same archdiocese.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Luciano Maza Huamán was born on 4 June 1957 in Castilla, archdiocese of Piura. He studied philosophy at the San Luis Gonzaga Seminary in Jaén, and theology at the Facultad de Teología Pontificia y Civil de Lima.
He was ordained a priest on 25 March 1987, and incardinated in the metropolitan archdiocese of Piura.
After ordination, he obtained a diploma in pastoral theology, a diploma in psychology, and a diploma in spirituality; he then served as parish vicar of Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (1987-1988), parish priest of San Silvestre (1989-1990), formator, spiritual director and professor at the San Juan María Vianney archdiocesan seminary (1991-2001), regional spiritual assistant of the Presencia del Evangelio Secular Institute (1995-2013), chancellor of the archdiocese of Piura (1999-2002), diocesan spiritual assistant of the Movimiento Juan XXIII (since 2010), member of the College of Consultors and the Presbyteral Council, member of the Vicaría de la Familia (since 2023), and to date, vicar general of the metropolitan archdiocese of Piura.
Appointment of bishop prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco as bishop prelate of the territorial prelature of Chuquibamba, Peru, transferring him from the titular see of Arpi and the office of auxiliary of Tacna y Moquegua.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco was born on 7 December 1972 in the city of Tacna, diocese of Tacna y Moquegua. He studied philosophy at the Seminario Nacional Cristo Sacerdote in Colombia and theology at the Instituto Superior de Estudios Teológicos Juan XXIII – ISET in Lima, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in theology.
He was ordained a priest on 23 April 2000 and incardinated in the diocese of Tacna y Moquegua.
He has held the following offices: pastoral assistant in Coruca, Inclán, Poquera and Tacna (2000), parish vicar of San Jerónimo in Ilo and assessor of the youth movement (2001), administrator of San Jerónimo in Ilo and spiritual assessor of ecclesial and charismatic groups (2002), parish priest of Santísima Trinidad in Ilo (2003) and the Santuario Señor de Locumba in Tacna (2004-2006), bursar and member of the Economic Council of the diocese of Tacna y Moquegua (2006-2013), parish priest of San José Misericordioso in Tacna (2007-2013), bursar of the San José diocesan seminary of Tacna (2013), parish priest of San Antonio de Padua in Moquegua (2014-2019), member of the Presbyteral Council of Tacna y Moqugua (2014), episcopal vicar for pastoral care and for the implementation of the Plan de Renovación y Evangelización de la Diócesis (2014-2019), and rector of the San José diocesan seminary of Tacna (2019-2022).
He was appointed titular bishop of Arpi and auxiliary of the diocese of Tacna y Moquegua on 26 March 2022, receiving episcopal consecration the following 12 May.
To date, he has served as apostolic administrator of the territorial prelature of Chuquibamba.
