has appointed Peruvian priest Guillermo Inca Pereda as Chaplain of His Holiness.
This
appointment constitutes an honorary distinction granted by the Holy See to priests whose pastoral work stands out for its closeness to and collaboration with the Ministry of Peter's Successor, as well as for their commitment to the Church's evangelizing mission, the CEP stated.
At present, Father Guillermo Inca serves as Vicar General at the Military Ordinariate of Peru.
He is also Parish Priest at Mary Missionary Parish, now recognized as the Diocesan Shrine of the Divine Child Jesus.
CEP Chairman Carlos Garcia Camader said the appointment represents yet another sign of the closeness and affection of Pope Leo XIV toward Peru, as well as recognition of the missionary work carried out by Father Inca Pereda throughout his years of priestly service.
This appointment adds to the designation made last November of Edgard Rimaycuna, a priest from Chiclayo, who currently serves as personal secretary to the Bishop of Rome.
Leo XIV —Robert Francis Prevost— was born in the United States but also holds Peruvian nationality.
He spent much of his life on missions in the South American country, eventually becoming Bishop of Chiclayo.
Biography
The newly appointed Chaplain of His Holiness, Guillermo Inca Pereda, was born in Santiago de Chuco, in Peru’s northern La Libertad region, on April 26, 1959.
Inca Pereda joined the Oblates of St. Joseph Minor Seminary in Chosica in 1975 and completed his novitiate in Londrina (Brazil) in 1980.
He made his perpetual profession in Lima in May 1984.
Inca Pereda received the diaconate in Lima in June 1984, and the Sacrament of Holy Orders on February 3, 1985, from His Holiness Pope John Paul II, during the pontiff's pastoral visit to Peru.
In his pastoral ministry, Inca Pereda served as parish priest of Pomabamba, Ancash region, from 1988 to 1989, and was later elected provincial councilor and parish priest of the Holy Family from 1990 to 1996.
In February of that year, he was sent to provide pastoral support to Peru’s Military Ordinariate, to which he is currently incardinated and where he serves as vicar general.
That same year, he was assigned to the Pamplona Baja sector (southern Lima).
In 2001, he was appointed parish priest of the Mary Missionary Parish, now recognized as the Diocesan Shrine of the Divine Child Jesus.