Christian World | Bishop Jorge Carrión Pavlich of Puno, Peru, has died at 76 in Lima, the second Peruvian bishop to die in days as Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit

ACW | November 2, 2026 — Bishop Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich of Puno, in southern Peru, died at a Lima clinic on the night of Saturday, October 31, 2026, aged 76, the newspaper La República reported.

His death was announced on Sunday, November 1, during a Mass at the Shrine of the Virgin of Candelaria in Puno, EWTN News said. He had been in hospital in Lima for some time. The cause of death was not given in the reports.

"We join in prayer with the Church of Puno, his family and the entire Catholic community," the Peruvian Bishops' Conference said in a condolence message, giving thanks for "his life and his dedication to the service of the Church."

Carrión was born in Tarma, in Peru's central Andes. He began pastoral work in Puno in 1991 and became its bishop in 2000, La República said. The Archdiocese of Lima said he had been a priest for 50 years.

A vigil is held in Puno on Monday, followed by a funeral Mass there on Tuesday, November 3, EWTN News reported. He will be buried in his hometown of Tarma on November 4.

Background: Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia of Cusco died on Friday, October 30, aged 74. ACW earlier reported on the Cusco archbishop's death.

Why it matters: Pope Leo XIV, who spent two decades in Peru as a missionary and later as bishop of Chiclayo, visits Peru from November 11 to 16, 2026, EWTN News said. Puno is not on the itinerary.

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Sources: EWTN News (Spanish) — Bishop of Puno Jorge Carrión dies; La República — Puno bishop dies at 76

Photo: Archdiocese of Lima (via EWTN News)