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Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Fr. Juan Carlos Morante Buchhammer, S.J., until now Superior of the San Ignacio de Loyola House in Piura, as Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén (Peru).
The Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Morante Buchhammer, S.J. was born on January 25, 1958, in Piura, Peru. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Engineering in Lima, a Licentiate in Philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú , and a Licentiate in Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.
He was ordained a priest on July 31, 1992, and made his solemn profession in the Society of Jesus on May 30, 2000, in Lima.
He has held the following positions and pursued further studies: He earned a Doctorate in Philosophy from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas de Madrid (1999). Professor of Philosophy at the Escuela Superior de Pedagogía, Filosofía y Letras Antonio Ruiz de Montoya and Executive Director of the Instituto de Filosofía, Sociología y Política (1999–2008). Member of the Equipo Jesuita Latinoamericano de Reflexión Filosófica (2001–2011). Councillor of the Peruvian Jesuit Province (2001–2003) and Consultor (2004–2014). Superior of the Virgen de Nazaret House, El Agustino, Lima (2004–2011). Professor (2008–2011), Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, and later Rector (2011–2014) of the Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya. Superior of the San Francisco de Borja House, Lima (2012–2014). Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in Peru (2014–2019). Professor and Head of the Unidad Académica de la Escuela Superior de Pedagogía Víctor Andrés Belaunde (2020–2024). Superior of the San Ignacio de Loyola House in Piura and Coordinator of the Piura and Chiclayo Plataformas Territoriales (2025–2026). (EG) (Fides News Agency, 9/7/2026)
