Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 21:22 UTC
Leo XIV, the American-born Robert Prevost, has a close relationship with Peru, where he is known as “the Peruvian pope.”
Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Peru in November, returning to the country where he was bishop of Chiclayo, carried out much of his pastoral life and obtained citizenship. Interim President José María Balcázar said on Sunday that the trip is “programmed from November 10,” in brief remarks after voting in the presidential runoff.
The Presidency had already confirmed in early June, after a meeting between Balcázar and Cardinal Carlos Castillo, the archbishop of Lima, that the visit would take place in November of this year. The Holy See, however, has not yet officially set the exact dates. The president plans to travel to the Vatican on June 18 to formally extend the invitation to the pontiff and coordinate the details of the trip.
According to current plans, Leo XIV would visit Lima and Chiclayo —a city on the northern coast about 760 kilometers from the capital— and a third location that could be in the Peruvian Amazon, with which the pope also has ties. Foreign Minister Carlos Pareja said the visit would be part of a tour that would also include two other countries in the region.
