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Episcopal Ordination of Msgr. Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
On 18 December, 2016, Msgr. Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco was consecrated Bishop of Tarma. The feast began at nine in the morning with a long procession through the streets of Lima in which the delegations from the 18 parishes of the diocese took part. The acclamations of the people showed their joy at having a Comboni bishop as successor to Msgr. Richard Alarcón, the fifth bishop of Tarma. After the celebration, Assistant General Fr. Rogelio Bustos Juárez, who had come from Rome to represent the General Council, addressed the congregation. Fr. Rogelio read Fr. General’s letter of felicitations expressing the joy of having a Peruvian Comboni bishop.
Fr. Francisco José Martín Vargas, mccj
and Msgr. Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco.
Msgr. Lucho (as he is known by everyone) first went to the church of the “Sagrario” to entrust to the Lord his new ministry, accompanied by numerous other bishops. Fourteen of them attended the celebration.
After a solemn session together, at 11.00, all the bishops and about a hundred priests headed for the cathedral for the Mass led by Pedro Barreto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ayacucho, assisted by Msgr. Salvador Piñeiro, Archbishop of Ayacucho and Msgr. Miguel Cabrejos, Archbishop of Trujillo, members of the Episcopal Conference of Peru. Msgr. Richard, Mons. Lucho’s predecessor was of course also present, together with Msgr. Lucho’s parents and many of his relatives. Msgr. Piñeiro took the opportunity to thank Bro. Kuno Stösser who worked for many years in the diocese of Tarma – from 1955 to 1984 – and directed the building works of the impressive shrine of Muruhuay.
The day after his consecration, Msgr. Lucho, went to Huasahuasi for the Golden Jubilee of the parish that was founded by Fr. Josef Pfanner before he was elected Vicar General at the MFSC Chapter in 1967.
