Pope Leo XIV to visit Peru, Argentina and Uruguay in November

The pontiff’s first Latin America trip will take him back to Peru, where he spent decades as a missionary and bishop.

The first US-born pope spent decades there as a missionary and church leader and served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.

Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, returning to a region where he spent much of his ministry, with visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican announced Wednesday.

The Vatican has announced the Pope's sixth international trip. From 6-17 November he will visit three Latin American countries, including Peru, where he carried out much of his ministry.

Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru

The trip, which will also include Uruguay and Argentina, will be a homecoming of sorts for the American pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV will make a return visit to Peru in November, a country where he served as a missionary and bishop for nearly two decades. The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Leo will make a lengthy visit to Latin America November 6-17 and will be in Peru from November 11 until the end …

Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in his first Latin American trip as pontiff  Toronto Star

Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru

Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru

Leo XIV has Peruvian citizenship after spending large parts of his life there

VATICAN CITY, Aug 5 - Pope Leo will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, the Vatican announced on Wednesday, in a major trip for the Catholic leader who spent decades as a missionary and bishop in Peru before becoming pope last year.

Pope Leo to visit Peru in November  CNN

Faith: Chiclayo Key Facts —Announced, not confirmed. Peru’s interim president, José María Balcázar, has said Pope Leo XIV will visit in the first half of November 2026; the Vatican has not yet officially confirmed the trip. —First since 2018. It would be the first papal visit to Peru since Pope Francis travelled there