Peter Le Jacq

Peter Le Jacq, MM (born December 24, 1954) is an American Catholic priest who was the special consultant to Pope John Paul II on AIDS in East Africa.

He attended St. John's University in Queens and graduated from Cornell Medical School in 1980.

He has diplomas in Tropical Medicine and International Health from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in England.

He worked in the Serengeti from 1984 to 1986 and then Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania from 1987 to 1997.

[2] In 1990, Pope John Paul II made Father Le Jacq his Special Consultant on AIDS in East Africa.