Pedro Barreto

Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno SJ (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpe.ðɾo βaˈre.to]; born 12 February 1944) is a Peruvian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Huancayo from 2004 to 2024.

He studied philosophy at the Jesuit faculty in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, and theology in Lima.

[1] On 21 November 2001, Pope John Paul II named him titular bishop of Acufida and Apostolic Administrator of Jaén in Peru.

He has been vice president of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) and was a member of the organizing committee for the Pan-Amazon Synod of Bishops.

[5] Pope Francis made Barreto a Cardinal-Priest in the consistory of 28 June 2018, assigning him the titular church of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense.