Pope Leo XIV's election as the leader
of the Catholic Church is being celebrated in Chiclayo, the city
in northern Peru that he was the bishop of between 2015 and 2023
as part of many years of pastoral service in the South American
country.
"I am convinced that Pope Leo XIV will continue the path of
communion and closeness to the poor that characterized the
pontificate of Francis," said Monsignor Edinson Edgardo Farfán
Córdova, the current bishop of Chiclayo.
"As soon as he arrived in Peru, he fell in love with the
country.
"He worked in Chulucanas, Trujillo and Chiclayo, where he left a
spiritual and human mark that many of us still remember.
"There are photos of him walking through the hills of Piura.
"He was a shepherd among the people, a man with the smell of
sheep".
After Leo's election on Thursday the local faithful gathered in
front of Chiclayo cathedral, chanting: "the Pope is Chiclayo,
long live the Pope!".
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