Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of the archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Lizardo Estrada Herrera, O.S.A., as coadjutor archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru, transferring him from the titular see of Ausuccura and the office of auxiliary bishop of the same archdiocese.

Curriculum vitae

Archbishop-elect Lizardo Estrada Herrera, O.S.A., was born on 23 September 1973 in the province of Cotabambas, metropolitan archdiocese of Cuzco.

He studied philosophy in the Nuestra Señora de Cocharcas Seminary in Abancay, and theology in the San Carlos y San Marcelo Seminary in the metropolitan archdiocese of Trujillo.

He gave his first vows in the Order of Saint Augustine on 16 May 1998, and his solemn profession on 27 May 2001. He was ordained a priest on 7 August 2005.

He obtained a licentiate in moral theology from the Pontifical Alphonsian Academy, Rome, and studied pedagogy at the Instituto Juan Pablo II in Trujillo, Peru. He was later awarded a licentiate in education from the Universidad Católica de Trujillo, Peru, and a doctorate in pastoral theology at the Universidad Pontificia de Medellín, Colombia. Finally, he attended a postgraduate course in the social doctrine of the Church and social pastoral ministry at the Centro Bíblico Teológico Pastoral para América Latina y el Caribe of the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM).

He has held various offices, including: teacher at the Instituto Superior Pedagógico de Tambobamba, Apurímac (2004-2005); parish vicar of Señor de la Exaltación in Chuquibambilla, bursar of the Augustinian Convent and teacher of religion in the Colegio Túpac Amaru in Cuzco (2005-2006); professor of moral theology in the San Antonio Abad Archdiocesan Seminary of Cuzco (2006-2009); professor of philosophical ethics and formator of novices at the Fray Diego Ortiz, parish vicar of Santa Rita de Casia and executive director of the Santa Rita Hospital in Cuzco (2006-2010); regional vicar as Major Superior of the Augustinian Fathers of the vicariate of San Agustín de Apurímac (2013-2016); prior of the Fray Giego Ortiz Augustinian Convent and promoter and director general of the Colegio San Agustín de Hipona in Cuzco (2013-2017); member of the Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors, and episcopal vicar for Consecrated Life of the metropolitan archdiocese of Cuzco (2015-2018); parish priest of Santa Rita de Casia in Cuzco (2017-2018); episcopal vicar for consecrated life in the archdiocese of Trujillo and chair of the Federation of the Augustinians of the Vicariates of Peru (2019-2021).

On 9 January 2021 he was appointed titular bishop of Ausuccura and auxiliary of the archdiocese of Cuzco, receiving episcopal ordination the following 22 February.

Since 2023, he has served as secretary general of the Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño.