Appointment of Apostolic Vicar of Jaén in Peru (Peru)
The Holy Father has appointed as Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén in Peru (Peru) the Rev. Fr. Juan Carlos Morante Buchhammer, S.J., until now Superior of the San Ignacio de Loyola House in Piura.
Curriculum vitae
H.E. Msgr. Juan Carlos Morante Buchhammer, S.J., was born on 25 January 1958 in Piura (Peru). He obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in Lima, a Licentiate in Philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and another in Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.
He was ordained a priest on 31 July 1992 and made his solemn profession in the Society of Jesus on 30 May 2000 in Lima.
He has held the following positions and pursued further studies: 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); Counselor (2001-2003) and Consultor (2004-2014) of the Peruvian Province of the Jesuits; Superior of the Virgen de Nazaret House, El Agustino, Lima (2004-2011); Professor (2008-2011), Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Rector (2011-2014) at 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 in Jaén (2020-2024); Superior of the San Ignacio de Loyola House in Piura and Coordinator of the Plataformas Territoriales of Piura and Chiclayo (2025-2026).