Eleven years ago, then-Monsignor Robert Francis Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV—was officially recognized by the Peruvian State as Bishop of Chiclayo, a city in northern Peru.
This historic event was recalled by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Minjusdh), which had formally acknowledged the current Supreme Pontiff as bishop.
"Eleven years ago, the Peruvian State, through the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, officially recognized Robert Francis Prevost as Bishop of Chiclayo, marking a significant milestone in his episcopal career, which years later would lead him to become Pope Leo XIV," the Minjusdh recalled in a post on X.
Likewise, the Justice sector expressed its profound satisfaction with the historic ties that bind the Supreme Pontiff to Peru.
The Ministry reaffirmed its institutional pride in having accompanied, within the scope of its responsibilities, a pivotal stage of the Holy Father's episcopal mission in our country.
The resolution
The Ministry of Justice also reproduced the document through which Monsignor Robert Francis Prevost was officially recognized, for all legal purposes, as Bishop of Chiclayo.
The corresponding Supreme Resolution No. 201-2015-JUS was published in the Official Gazette El Peruano on October 30, 2015.
The document states in its preamble that this recognition stems from His Holiness Pope Francis having appointed Monsignor Robert Francis Prevost as the new Bishop of Chiclayo.
Publicado: 13/11/2026