Thousands of faithful will participate this Friday, May 8, in the activities organized by the Diocese of Chiclayo to commemorate the first year of pontificate of Leo XIV. The northern city will become the center of a religious and cultural day that will include solemn mass, concert and expressions of popular faith.
Thousands of faithful will participate this Friday, May 8, in the activities organized by the Diocese of Chiclayo to commemorate the first year of pontificate of Leo XIV. The northern city will become the center of a religious and cultural day that will include solemn mass, concert and expressions of popular faith.
The celebrations They will start at 2:30 p.m. with the arrival of twelve images and religious brotherhoods to the atrium of the Chiclayo Cathedral. Among the confirmed images, the following stand out: San Martin de Tours de Requehe Lord of the Miracles of Chiclayo and the Chalpón de Motupe Cross.
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The program will continue at 3:00 p.m. with an artistic and cultural meeting open to the public in the main park of the city. School musical bands and Christian groups will participate in the event organized in honor of the pontiff.
According to Fidel Purisaca, press director of the diocese, “All these tributes are given on this first anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV, here in Chiclayo”.
The most important moment of the celebration will be thanksgiving mass scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and presided over by Monsignor Edinson Farfán Córdoba, accompanied by four other bishops from the northern macro region of the country.
Pope Leo XIV makes an apostolic trip to Equatorial Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, on April 21. Photo: EFE/EPA/LUCA ZENNARO
In addition, the attendance of the President of the Republic was confirmed, Jose Balcazaralong with ministers of State and various civil and religious authorities. After the religious ceremony, the tribute will continue with a musical concert in the cathedral atrium.
The figure of Robert Prevost He maintains a special bond with Chiclayo due to his work as a bishop in the region before becoming Pope Leo XIV. Many faithful remember his pastoral closeness and the work carried out during his stay in the diocese.
Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Palace in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on April 15, 2026. Photo: EFE/EPA/LUCA ZENNARO
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In the days leading up to the anniversary, commemorative activities were also held, including a photographic exhibition, the presentation of ornaments used by the former bishop and a conversation with people close to his religious work in Lambayeque.
According to Purisaca, Pope Leo XIV stays informed about the activities carried out in Chiclayo thanks to constant communication with the local bishop. “He is duly notified and closely follows these activities that take place in his honor on this first anniversary,” he explained during an interview with Exitosa.
