Two Peruvian bishops have died of illness on the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey there.
Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia of Cusco died on October 30; Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich of Puno died the following day.
Pope Leo is scheduled to visit Cusco on November 15. Archbishop Lizardo Estrada Herrera, the coadjutor archbishop, has succeeded his predecessor.